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Chapter 18

One who is alienated seeks a pretext,
    with all persistence picks a quarrel.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out

18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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18 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
    showing contempt for all who have sound judgment.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Meaning of Heb uncertain

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

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