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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Proverbs 18:1

v. 1. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom, rather, "After his own desire seeketh the odd person, against all sound counsel he setteth himself," that is, he who goes his own way out of selfish opposition to everything that is established among men seeks only his own selfish interest in life.

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See also Proverbs 18:1 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XVIII _The man who separates himself and seeks wisdom. The fool and_ _the wicked man. Deep wisdom. Contention of fools. The_ _talebearer and the slothful. The name of the Lord. Pride and_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The text and the marginal readings indicate the two chief constructions of this somewhat difficult verse. Other renderings are (1) He who separateth himself from others seeks his own desire, and rush...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 18 PROVERBS OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION There is first a warning against separation produced by desire, that is for gratification and pleasure, and not for a righteous purpose. Such a one becomes...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 18:1. MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated friend...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THROUGH DESIRE, &C.. Seeking his own pleasure, the recluse (or separatist) breaketh forth (or quarreleth) with everything that is stable. INTERMEDDLETH. breaketh forth. Hebrew. _gala'._ See note on ...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Through desire_ According to the rendering of A.V. this would mean: A man who is possessed by an intense desire of wisdom separates himself from all other avocations and pursuits and from the society...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THROUGH DESIRE, &C.— The opinions of commentators on these two verses are much divided. Houbigant renders them as follows: _He who prepares dissention seizes all occasions: he leaves nothing untried:_...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER 18 TEXT Proverbs 18:1-12 1. He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. 2. A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart ma...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. THROUGH DESIRE (THROUGH SELF-WILLED AND SELF-SEEKING DESIRE OF WISDOM) A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF (FR...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'The ali...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Look after people that you do not know! Sometimes angels (God’s servants from heaven) are our guests. (Hebrews 13:2) A sensible person should be friendly. If someone is not friendly, then he is selfi...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 18 V1 An unfriendly man is selfish. He is not sensible. V2 A foo

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XVIII. (1) THROUGH DESIRE A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF... — This should probably be rendered, _The separatist seeketh after his own desire, against all improvement he shows his teeth._ The man of s...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לְֽ֭ תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּ כָל ־תּ֝

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1 FROM the value of friendship there is a nat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 18:1. The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or "q...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Through desire a man, having (a) separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. (a) He who loves wisdom will separate himself from all impediments, and give himself wholly to seek it...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Reproach. True friendship resembles charity, and bears all things, 1 Corinthians xiii. 4. Hebrew now reads Thave, "desire;" instead of Thuane, occasion, or "pretext," which must have been in the copi...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. I rather accept the expressions in this verse as referring first to the person of Christ in his human nature,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THROUGH DESIRE A MAN HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF, SEEKETH,.... Or, "a separated man seeketh desire" g; his own desire, will, and pleasure. This is either to be understood in a good sense, of one that has...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. Ver. 1. _Through desire a man having separated himself, &c._] Here the reading that is in margin, methinks...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Through desire, a man having separated himself_, &c. According to this translation, the sense of this controverted proverb is, _Through desire_ of wisdom, _a man, having separated himself_ from the c...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF, SEEKETH AND INTERMEDDLETH WITH ALL WISDOM: Or, he that seperateth himself, seeketh according to his desire, and intermedleth in every business...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    PROVERBS CHAPTER 18 According to this interpretation the sense is, THROUGH DESIRE (of it, to wit of wisdom, which is easily understood out of the end of the verse; such ellipses being frequent in Scri...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 18:1 isolates H6504 (H8737) seeks H1245 (H8762) desire H8378 rages H1566 (H8691) judgment H8454...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The only zone of safety is the name of the Lord which is the strong tower in which one may find rest and be fortified again...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 18:1. _Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom._ יתגלע _yithgalâ;_ this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here, a...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and inter-meddleth with all wisdom._ THE CASE OF DIVERSIONS STATED Dull and insipid is every performance where inclination bears no part. Any...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 18:1. THROUGH DESIRE, ETC. The readings and expositions of this verse are many. Zockler translates, “_He that separateth himself seeketh his own pleasure, against all counsel...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, THROUGH DESIRE A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF, SEEKETH AND INTERMEDDLETH W...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then com...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians 5:15; Exodus 33:16; Isaiah 26:8;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Desire — Thro' desire of wisdom, a man having separated himself from the company, and noise, and business of the world, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom, uses all diligence, that he may searc...

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