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Proverbs 18:1
A man seeketh, for satisfaction, going his own way, through all safe counsel, he breaketh.
Proverbs 18:1 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 18:1 in other translations
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
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In context
1 A man seeketh, for satisfaction, going his own way, through all safe counsel, he breaketh.
2 A dullard, delighteth not, in understanding, in nothing save the exposing of his own heart.
3 When the lawless man cometh in, then cometh also contempt, and, with shame, reproach.
4 Deep waters, are the words of a man’s mouth,—a bubbling brook, the well-spring of wisdom.
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