Proverbs 18:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”Proverbs 18:1
What Does Proverbs 18:1 Mean?
Proverbs 18:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 18:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 5:15“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”Psalms 90:12“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Proverbs 12:1“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Proverbs 20:3“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”Jeremiah 15:17“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.”Proverbs 24:21“My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:”Jude 1:19“These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.”Proverbs 2:2“So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;”Mark 1:35“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”Proverbs 14:10“The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”Isaiah 26:8“Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.”John 7:4“For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.”Exodus 33:16“For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.”Psalms 119:45“And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”Proverbs 26:17“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”Matthew 13:44“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”Psalms 119:97“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”Proverbs 17:14“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
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