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Proverbs 17:19
19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites 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.
- 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.
- 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 a time of adversity. 18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor. Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction. 20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble. 21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
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 17:14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.
- James 1:20because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
- James 3:14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 24:27Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
- 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.
- 2 Samuel 15:1In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.
- 1 Kings 1:5Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his own people work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.
- Daniel 4:20The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to 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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