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, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God

Therefore come away from them, separate, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you,

These are the people who set up divisions and distinctions, sensuous creatures, destitute of the Spirit.

He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

and he said to them: "The open secret of the Realm of God is granted to you, but these outsiders get everything by way of parables,

Be strictly careful then about the life you lead; act like sensible men, not like thoughtless;

Then in the early morning, long before daylight, he got up and went away out to a lonely spot.