Proverbs 17:19
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
1 Kings 1:5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 24:27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Daniel 4:20The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the 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 →