Proverbs 17:19

In 11 translations

BSB

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

KJV

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

WEB

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

ASV

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

LSV

Whoever is loving transgression is loving debate, || Whoever is making his entrance high is seeking destruction.

YLT

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

DBY

He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

DRC

He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.

GNV

He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.

JPS

He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

LXXE

A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃

LXX-Br

Φιλαμαρτήμων χαίρει μάχαις,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
• James 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish…
• 1 Samuel 25:36–38When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light. In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told…
• Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
• 1 Kings 1:5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
• 2 Samuel 15:1Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
• James 1:20for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
• Proverbs 24:27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
• Proverbs 29:22–23An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
• Jeremiah 22:13–15“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with…
• Daniel 4:20–21The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth, whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the…
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

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