Proverbs 18:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 18:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 18:1 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Through...: or, He that separ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 18:1 — KJV
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business”
— Proverbs 18:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 18:1 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 18:1
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. soberly: Gr. to sobriety”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:1: through, himself, according
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:1: wisdom, according, every
“And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. many wives: Heb. a multitude of wives”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:1: through, desire, every
“And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. forfeited: Heb. devoted”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:1: separated, himself, according
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:1: having, separated, every
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