Proverbs 17:19
Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.
1 Kings 1:5Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, “I shall reign!” And he appointed for himself chariots and horsemen, with fifty men who would run before him.
Proverbs 17:14Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
Proverbs 24:27Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.
Proverbs 29:22A short-tempered man provokes quarrels. And whoever is easily angered is more likely to sin.
Daniel 4:20Yet the king also saw a watcher and a holy one descend from heaven and say: ‘Cut down the tree and scatter it; however, leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and let it be bound with iron and brass, among the surrounding plants, and let it be sprinkled with the dew of heaven, and let his feeding be with the wild beasts, until seven periods of time pass over him.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:19
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. Though Solomon had commended friendship in adversity ( v. 17 ), yet let not any, under pretence of being generous to their friends, be unjust to their families and wrong them; one part of our duty must be made to consist with another. Note, 1. It is a piece of wisdom to keep out of debt as much as may be, especially to dread suretiship. There may be a just occasion for a man to pass his word for his friend in his… Read the whole commentary →