English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:19
19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
Context of Proverbs 17:19
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. 20A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. 21He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:19 word by word
אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 17:19
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.
- James 1:20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
- James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
- 1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light.
- 2 Samuel 15:1After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
- 1 Kings 1:5Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- Jeremiah 22:13"Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,
- Daniel 4:20The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole 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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