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Proverbs 17:19
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Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
One who loves to offend loves strife;one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
A troublemaker loves to start arguments. Anyone who likes to brag is asking for trouble.
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome; He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
The wicked and the proud love trouble and keep begging to be hurt.
Those who love quarreling love giving offense; those who make their gates tall are courting disaster.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
He loving strife loves rebellion, he who exalts his door seeks shattering.
Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.
The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
He who loves sin loves making trouble. He who opens his door wide for trouble is looking for a way to be destroyed.
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
He who loves iniquity loves deceit and strife; and he who exalts himself seeks destruction.
To like sin is to like making trouble. If you brag all the time, you are asking for trouble.
One who loves wrongdoing loves strife; One who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
He that bithenkith discordis, loueth chidingis; and he that enhaunsith his mouth, sekith fallyng.
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife: He that raises his gate high seeks destruction.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
He yt loueth strife, delyteth in synne: & who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.
The person who courts sin marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.
He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.
He who loves transgression loves quarreling;He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
loveth: Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 29:9, Proverbs 29:22, 2 Corinthians 12:20, James 1:20, James 3:14-16
he that: Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 18:12, Proverbs 24:27, 1 Samuel 25:36-38, 2 Samuel 15:1, 1 Kings 1:5, Jeremiah 22:13-15, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:21
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:14 - I will
Cross-References
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He loveth transgression that loveth strife,.... For strife is transgression, when it flows from a malignant spirit, is with bad views, about things to no profit, and for contention's sake; otherwise to contend earnestly for the truth; to strive together for the faith of the Gospel, for matters of moment and importance, and not mere words; to strive lawfully in a cause that is just, and for truth and justice, is commendable and praiseworthy;
[and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction; that opens the door of his lips, and speaks proudly, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret it; who compare it with Micah 7:5; who set their mouths against heaven, and God in it; and whose tongue walks through the earth, and spares none there, Psalms 73:8; as antichrist, who opens his mouth in blasphemy against God and his tabernacle, and exalts himself above all that is called God; and such, sooner or later, bring destruction on themselves, and find it as surely as if they sought for it. Or this may be understood of proud ambitious persons, that build houses more magnificent than their substance will allow of, the gate being put for the whole; by which means they bring themselves to ruin. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, have it in Proverbs 17:16, "he that buildeth his house high"; or who behaves proudly.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He that exalteth his gate - i. e., Builds a stately house, indulges in arrogant ostentation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 17:19. He 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 would be a necessary consequence of exalting his gate. But although the above is a fact, yet possibly gate is here taken for the mouth; and the exalting of the gate may mean proud boasting and arrogant speaking, such as has a tendency to kindle and maintain strife. And this interpretation seems to agree better with the scope of the context than the above.
