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Proverbs 17:19 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.Proverbs 17:19 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:19 in context
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressionpeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- exaltethgâbahhto soarH1361 →
- seekethbâqashto search outH1245 →
- lovethʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- strifematstsâha quarrelH4683 →
- gatepethachan openingH6607 →
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Note, 1. Those that are quarrelsome involve themselves in a great deal of guilt: He that loves strife, that in his worldly business loves to go to law, in religion loves controversies, and in common conversation loves to thwart and fall out, that is never well but when he is in the fire, he loves transgression;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary