Proverbs 17:19
He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Nabals heart was merie within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, neither lesse nor more, vntil the morning arose.
1 Kings 1:5Then Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith exalted himselfe, saying, I will be king. And he gate him charets and horsemen, and fiftie men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.
Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
Proverbs 29:22An angrie man stirreth vp strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Daniel 4:20Where as the King sawe a watchman, and an holy one, that came downe from heauen, and said, Hew downe the tree and destroy it, yet leaue the stumpe of the rootes thereof in the earth, and with a bande of yron and brasse binde it among the grasse of the fielde, and let it be wette with the dewe of heauen, and let his portion be with the beastes of the fielde, till seuen times passe ouer 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 →