Proverbs 18:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. | He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to desire | לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה | LE-ta-'a-vah | H8378 | desireתַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) 1) desire 1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart 1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense) 1b) thing desired, object of desire |
| he seeks | יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | ye-va-KESH | H1245 | to seekבָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought |
| [one who] separates himself | נִפְרָ֑ד | nif-RAD | H6504 | to scatterבְּדַר (be.dar) (Pael) to scatter Aramaic of pa.rad (פָּרַד "to separate" H6504) |
| on all | בְּכָל־ | be-khol | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| sound wisdom | תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה | tu-shi-YAH | H8454 | wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) 1) wisdom, sound knowledge, success, sound or efficient wisdom, abiding success 1a) sound or efficient wisdom 1b) abiding success (of the effect of sound wisdom) |
| he bursts out | יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | yit-ga-LA' | H1566 | to quarrelגָּלַע (ga.la) 1) to expose, lay bare 1a) (Hithpael) 1a1) to disclose oneself, break out 1a2) to break out (in contention) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.