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Proverbs 18:1

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THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
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  1. Ephesians 5:15–17Rank 1 from verse 1
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    15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

    16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

  2. Proverbs 2:1–6Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  3. Proverbs 20:3Rank 3 from verse 1
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    3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

  4. Jeremiah 15:17Rank 4 from verse 1
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    17I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

  5. Proverbs 24:21Rank 5 from verse 1
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    21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

  6. Jude 1:19Rank 6 from verse 1
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    19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

  7. Mark 1:35Rank 7 from verse 1
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    35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

  8. Proverbs 14:10Rank 8 from verse 1
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    10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

  9. Exodus 33:16Rank 9 from verse 1
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    16For 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.

  10. Isaiah 26:8–9Rank 10 from verse 1
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    8Yea, 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.

    9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  11. Matthew 13:44Rank 11 from verse 1
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    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.

  12. Proverbs 26:17Rank 12 from verse 1
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    17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

  13. Proverbs 17:14Rank 13 from verse 1
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  14. Mark 4:11Rank 14 from verse 1
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    11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

  15. Matthew 13:11Rank 15 from verse 1
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    11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  16. Proverbs 20:19Rank 16 from verse 1
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    19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  17. Romans 1:1Rank 17 from verse 1
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    1PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

  18. 2 Corinthians 6:17Rank 18 from verse 1
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    17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  19. Zechariah 7:3Rank 19 from verse 1
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    3And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

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Proverbs 18:1

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desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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17:28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

18:1THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

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18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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