Proverbs 17:19
He who loveth strife loveth transgression; He who raiseth high his gate seeketh ruin.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18A man who lacketh understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; Therefore leave off contention before it rolleth onward.
Proverbs 24:27Arrange thy work without, And prepare it in thy field: Afterwards thou mayst build thy house.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a passionate man aboundeth in transgression.
Daniel 4:20The tree which thou sawest, which was large and strong, whose height reached to heaven, and which might be seen by 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 →