And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh 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. |
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour goeth humility.
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thine house.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;