Proverbs 18:1

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 18:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The text and the marginal readings indicate the two chief constructions of this somewhat difficult verse. Other renderings are (1) He who separat...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Through desire a man, having (a) separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. (a) He who loves wisdom will separate himself from...
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 liabl...
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. int...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Through desire a man, having separated himself - The ori...
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 dis...
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-seeki...
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 oppo...
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, a...
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."- Pro...
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...
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 referrin...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh ,.... Or, "a separated man seeketh desire" g; his own desire, will, and pleasure. This is eit...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. The original here is difficult, and d...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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...
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 separate...
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 t...
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 e...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, Through desire...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 1. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom, rather, "After his own desire seeketh the odd pers...
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 w...

¹ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 18:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 18:1