Proverbs 18:1 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 18:1 NIV (New International Version)
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 18:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Proverbs 18:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
Proverbs 18:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 18:1 KJV (King James Version)
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs 18:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.
Proverbs 18:1 MSG (The Message)
Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.
Proverbs 18:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
One who separates himself seeks his own desire; He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 18:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 18:1 NET (New English Translation)
One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.