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Proverbs 18:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

18 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
    showing contempt for all sound judgment.[a]
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)

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  1. 18.1 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Proverbs 18:1-2
International Standard Version

How Fools Talk

18 Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends;
he resists all sound advice.

2 A fool finds no satisfaction in trying to understand,
    for he would rather express his own opinion.

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