Proverbs 17:19

New King James Version

He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:1

After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5

Then 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.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;

James 1:20

for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.