Proverbs 18:1

New International Version

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:3

It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat in the company of revelers, never made merry with them; I sat alone because your hand was on me and you had filled me with indignation.

Proverbs 24:21

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

Jude 1:19

These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

Mark 1:35

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

Proverbs 14:10

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Proverbs 26:17

Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

Exodus 33:16

How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

Proverbs 20:19

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

Mark 4:11

He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables

Matthew 13:11

He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Zechariah 7:3

by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”

Proverbs 3:21

My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.

Deuteronomy 14:6

You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.