Proverbs 18:1 (WEB)

Passage

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 18:1 An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

Proverbs 18:2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Proverbs 18:3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "unfriendly", "pursues", "selfishness", "defies", "sound", and "judgment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "unfriendly" and "pursues", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "A fool has no delight in understanding...", so "unfriendly" and "pursues" should be read forward into that movement. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "unfriendly" and "pursues" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.