After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:19 - English Standard Version 2016 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. 更多版本King 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.
Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself 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 when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.