New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A loner is out to get what he wants for himself. He opposes all sound reasoning. King James Bible
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Break Desire Estranged Goes Good Intermeddleth Judgment Keeps Pleasure Pretexts Private Purpose Pursues Quarrels Rageth Seeketh Seeks Selfish Selfishness Sense Separate Separated Separates Separateth Sound Vehement Wisdom Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Chapter 18 Verse 1 The original here is difficult, and differently understood. 1. Some take it as a rebuke to an affected singularity. When men take a pride in separating themselves from the sentiments and society of others, in contradicting all that has been said before them and advancing new notions of their own, which, though ever so absurd, they are wedded to, it is to gratify a desire or lust of vain-glory, and they are seekers and meddlers with that which does not belong to them. He seeks according to his desire, and intermeddles with every business, pretends to pass a judgment upon every man's matter. He is morose and supercilious. Those generally are so that are opinionative and conceited, and they thus make themselves ridiculous, and are vexatious to others. 2. Our translation seems to take it as an excitement to diligence in the pursuit of wisdom. If we would get knowledge or grace, we must desire it, as that which we need and which will be of great advantage to us, 1 Co. 12:31. We must separate ourselves from all those things which would divert us from or retard us in the pursuit, retire out of the noise of this world's vanities, and then seek and intermeddle with all the means and instructions of wisdom, be willing to take pains and try all the methods of improving ourselves, be acquainted with a variety of opinions, that we may prove all things and hold fast that which is good. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: against all An defies desire ends he himself his judgment man own pursues quarrels seeks selfish separates sound unfriendly who wisdom Bible Browser | 
