Proverbs 17:19
He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18Who so promiseth by the hande and is suretie for his neighbour, he is a foole.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.
Proverbs 24:27Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth vp strife, and he that beareth euyll will in his mynde doth much euyll.
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 →