After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:19 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction. American Standard Version (1901) He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. Common English Bible Those who love an offense love a quarrel; those who build a high doorway invite a collapse. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. |
After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.
Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
For I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not what I wish, and that you may find me not what you wish; that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.