And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:19 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 更多版本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. English Standard Version 2016 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. |
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots 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 it be meddled with.
Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, Whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: