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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 18) Proverbs 18:1-2 KJV
"Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself."
Proverbs Chapter 18, Verse 1-2
Proverbs 18:1-2 in Context (Verses 1–5 KJV)
1
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.*
2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.