Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

One who loves to offend loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

New American Standard Bible

He who loves transgression loves strife;
He who raises his door seeks destruction.

King James Version

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

International Standard Version

The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.

A Conservative Version

He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.

American Standard Version

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

Amplified


He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].

Bible in Basic English

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

Darby Translation

He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

Julia Smith Translation

He loving transgression loves contention: he lifting up his gate seeks breaking.

King James 2000

He who loves transgression loves strife: and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.

Modern King James verseion

He who loves fighting loves transgression; he who makes his gate high seeks ruin.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall.

NET Bible

The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

New Heart English Bible

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

The Emphasized Bible

A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.

Webster

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

World English Bible

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He loveth
אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

פּשׁע 
Pesha` 
Usage: 93

אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

מצּה 
Matstsah 
Usage: 3

and he that exalteth
גּבהּ 
Gabahh 
Usage: 34

פּתח 
Pethach 
Usage: 164

References

American

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

18 One without sense enters an agreement
and puts up security for his friend.
19 One who loves to offend loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.



Cross References

Proverbs 16:18

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

1 Samuel 25:36-38

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah son of Haggith kept exalting himself, saying, “I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 men to run ahead of him.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 24:27

Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;
afterward, build your house.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Proverbs 29:22-23

An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.

Jeremiah 22:13-15

Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,

Daniel 4:20-21

The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

James 1:20

for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

James 3:14-16

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

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