Proverbs 17:19
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
In Context
18A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36And, when Abigail came unto Nabal, lo! he, had a banquet in his house, like the banquet of a king, and, the heart of Nabal, was glad accordingly, he having drunk deeply,—so she told him nothing—less or more, until the light of the morning.
1 Kings 1:5And, Adonijah son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying—I, will be king. Therefore prepared he for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:14A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
Proverbs 24:27Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.
Proverbs 29:22A man given to anger, stirreth up strife, and, he that exceedeth in wrath, aboundeth in transgression.
Daniel 4:20The tree which thou sawest, which grew and became strong, whose, height, reached unto the heavens, and, the view, thereof 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 →