Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 17:19
19He who loves sin loves strife. One who 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.
- 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 judgment shakes hands on a deal and puts up financial security for his neighbor. He who loves sin loves strife. One who builds a high gate invites destruction. 20A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble. 21Whoever fathers a fool gets grief. There is no joy for the father of a disgraceful son.
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— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man argues with a foolish man, he rants or laughs, with no resolution.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I may find you not as I wish, or I may be found by you not as you wish—that there may be strife, envy, outbursts of anger, self-seeking disputes, lashon ha-ra , gossip, arrogance, unruly commotions.
- James 1:20for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
- James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 24:27Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.
- 1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was holding a banquet in his house like that of a king—Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was quite drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.
- 2 Samuel 15:1Now it came about after this that Absalom provided himself with a chariot, horses and 50 men as runners before him.
- 1 Kings 1:5Now Adonijah son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: “I’ll be king!” So he prepared for himself chariots, horsemen and 50 men to run before him.
- Jeremiah 22:13Oy to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his roof-chambers by injustice, that makes his neighbor work without pay, never giving him his wages,
- Daniel 4:20“‘You, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it! Yet leave a stump with its roots in the ground, in fetters of iron and bronze, in the grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, until seven time periods pass over him.’
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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