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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Proverbs 18:1 Parallel: Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/proverbs/18-1.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/proverbs/18-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/proverbs/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Proverbs 18:1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/17-28.htm" title="Proverbs 17:28">◄</a> Proverbs 18:1 <a href="../proverbs/18-2.htm" title="Proverbs 18:2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who separates himself seeks <i>his own</i> desire; He quarrels against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who separates himself seeks <i>his own</i> desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A loner is out to get what he wants for himself. He opposes all sound reasoning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends; he resists all sound advice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh <i>and</i> intermeddleth with all wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/18.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />A man, having separated himself, seeks his own desire, and rages against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/18.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/18.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />He who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rails against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/18.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and rageth against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/18.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/18.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Who so hath an earnest desire <FI>to wysdome<Fi> he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/18.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He who is separated seeks [his own] desire, "" He interferes with all wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He separating himself will seek according to desire; he will be irritated with every purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In his idleness one meditates on lust and mocks at good instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />WHEN a man is inactive he imagines lust and mocks at good instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And snarlest against all sound wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504: nip̄·rāḏ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To divide. A primitive root; to break through, i.e. Spread or separate.">He who isolates himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: yə·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">pursues</a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378: lə·ṯa·’ă·wāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A desire. From 'avah; a longing; by implication, a delight.">selfish desires;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1566.htm" title="1566: yiṯ·gal·lā‘ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To expose, lay bare. A primitive root; to be obstinate.">he rebels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">against all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454: tū·šî·yāh (N-fs) -- Or tushiyah; from an unused root probably meaning to substantiate; support or ability, i.e. help, an undertaking, understanding.">sound judgment.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378. ta'avah (tah-av-aw') -- a desire">For [an object of] desire</a><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504. parad (paw-rad') -- to divide"> he who is separated</a><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245. baqash (baw-kash') -- to seek"> doth seek</a><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605. kol (kole) -- the whole, all">, With all</a><a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454. tuwshiyah (too-shee-yaw') -- sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success"> wisdom</a><a href="/hebrew/1566.htm" title="1566. gala' (gaw-lah') -- to expose, lay bare"> he intermeddleth.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="פרד vnPmsa 6504">One who isolates</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpi3ms 1245"> himself pursues</a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="תַּאֲוָה ncfsa 8378"> selfish desires</a>; <a href="/hebrew/1566.htm" title="גלע vti3ms 1566">he rebels</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="תּוּשִׁיָּה ncfsa 8454"> sound judgment</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504. parad (paw-rad') -- to divide">He who separates</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245. baqash (baw-kash') -- to seek">himself seeks</a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378. ta'avah (tah-av-aw') -- a desire">[his own] desire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1566.htm" title="1566. gala' (gaw-lah') -- to expose, lay bare">He quarrels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605. kol (kole) -- the whole, all">against all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454. tuwshiyah (too-shee-yaw') -- sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success">sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454. tuwshiyah (too-shee-yaw') -- sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success">wisdom.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378. ta'avah (tah-av-aw') -- a desire">Through desire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504. parad (paw-rad') -- to divide">a man, having separated</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245. baqash (baw-kash') -- to seek">himself, seeketh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1566.htm" title="1566. gala' (gaw-lah') -- to expose, lay bare">[and] intermeddleth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454. tuwshiyah (too-shee-yaw') -- sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success">with all wisdom.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/17-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 17:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 17:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/18-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 18:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 18:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>