Proverbs 18:1

Proverbs 18:1 New International Version (NIV)

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

Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom.

He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Unfriendly people are selfish and hate all good sense.

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.

He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.

An unfriendly person isolates himself and seems to care only about his own issues. For his contempt of sound judgment makes him a recluse.

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.