Proverbs 17:19
He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 hands, when he is surety for his friend.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king, and Nabal's heart was merry: for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning.
1 Kings 1:5And Adonias the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: I will be king. And he made himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
Proverbs 29:22A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.
Daniel 4:20The tree which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all tire earth:
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 →