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Proverbs 18:1

Fellowship and the churchLoneliness
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

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BSB
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
KJV
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
WEB
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
ASV
He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
DARBY
He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.
BLB
The one separating himself seeks his own desire, against all sound wisdom he breaks out.
ÅB
Den egensindige følger bare sin egen lyst; mot alle kloke råd viser han tenner.
OTB
En person som isolerer seg selv, søker sine egne ønsker; de krangler mot all fornuftig dømmekraft.
B1930
Den egensindige følger bare sin egen lyst; mot alle kloke råd viser han tenner.

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