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Proverbs 17:19
19He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome; He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
Proverbs 17:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Context of Proverbs 17:19
17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. 18A man lacking common sense gives a pledge And becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor. He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome; He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride]. 20He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil. 21He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:19 word by word
אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:19
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes]; Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man, The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not to be as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder;
- James 1:20for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us].
- James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance, But humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside And get it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward build your house and establish a home.
- 1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s mood was joyous because he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light.
- 2 Samuel 15:1After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
- 1 Kings 1:5Then Adonijah the son of [David’s wife] Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I [the eldest living son] will be king.” So [following Absalom’s example] he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness And his upper chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay And does not give him wages [for his work],
- Daniel 4:20The tree that you saw, which became great and grew strong, whose height reached to heaven and which was visible to all the earth,
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He that exalteth his gate - In different parts of Palestine they are obliged to have the doors of their courts and houses very low, not more than three feet high, to prevent the Arabs, who scarcely ever leave the backs of their horses, from riding into the courts and houses, and spoiling their goods. He, then, who, through pride and ostentation, made a high gate, exposed himself to destruction; and is said here to seek it, because he must know that this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He that exalteth his gate - i. e., Builds a stately house, indulges in arrogant ostentation.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 If we would keep a clear conscience and a quiet mind, we must shun all excitements to anger. And a man who affects a style of living above his means, goes the way to ruin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19gate high: Overconfidence in winning a fight encourages people to start harmful arguments.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. strife--contention is, and leads to, sin. he that exalteth his gate--gratifies a vain love of costly building. seeketh--or, "findeth," as if he sought (compare "loveth death," Pr 8:36).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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