Proverbs 17:19 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁹ He who loves sin loves strife. One who builds a high gate invites destruction.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ 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)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Those who love an offense love a quarrel; those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.

Proverbs 17:19 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:1

Now it came about after this that Absalom provided himself with a chariot, horses and 50 men as runners before him.

1 Kings 1:5

Now Adonijah son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: “I’ll be king!” So he prepared for himself chariots, horsemen and 50 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 letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.

Proverbs 18:12

Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 24:27

Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man argues with a foolish man, he rants or laughs, with no resolution.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I may find you not as I wish, or I may be found by you not as you wish—that there may be strife, envy, outbursts of anger, self-seeking disputes, lashon ha-ra , gossip, arrogance, unruly commotions.

James 1:20

for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.