Proverbs 18:1

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

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,

"Wherefore go forth from the midst of them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,

These are the men who separate themselves, sensual, destitute of the Spirit.

And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are without, all things are in parables:

Take heed, then, that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

And very early (the night being far advanced towards morning) rising up, he went forth, and retired into a desert place, and there prayed.