Proverbs Chapter 17 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
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BBE Proverbs 17:19

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
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DARBY Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
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KJV Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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WBT Proverbs 17:19


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WEB Proverbs 17:19

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
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YLT Proverbs 17:19

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - He loveth transgression that loveth strife, because strife leads to many breaches of the commandments (comp. Proverbs 29:22; James 1:20). Septuagint, "He who loveth sin rejoices in battles." And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He who builds a sumptuous house and lives in the way that his magnificent surroundings demand draws ruin on himself, either because he affects a state which he is unable to support, or acts so as to provoke reprisals and injurious consequences. The entrance to a Palestinian house would usually be of humble dimensions and sparse ornamentation; any doorway of great architectural pretensions would be uncommon, and would be regarded as a token of extraordinary wealth or reprehensible pride. Aben Ezra, taking "gate" as a metaphor for "mouth," explains the hemistich of the danger of random or excessive speech. This makes a good parallel with the first clause; but it is doubtful whether the words will bear this interpretation (see Hitzig); and the two clauses may present two forms of selfishness, captiousness and ostentation, both of which lead to quarrels and ruin (comp. Proverbs 16:18).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) He that exalteth his gate.--Builds himself a sumptuous house.