Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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.

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 Whoso promiseth by the hand, and is surety for another; he is a fool. 19 He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall. 20 Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief.



Cross References

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

1 Samuel 25:36-38

And when Abigail came to Nabal, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, and he was drunk a good. Wherefore she told him nought, neither little nor more, until the morrow day.

2 Samuel 15:1

After this Absalom gat him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5

But Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he gat him a chariot and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.

Proverbs 17:14

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

Proverbs 18:12

After pride cometh destruction; and honour after lowliness.

Proverbs 24:27

First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

Proverbs 29:22-23

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

Jeremiah 22:13-15

Woe worth him, that buildeth his house with unrighteousness, and his parlors with the good that he hath gotten by violence: which never recompenceth his neighbour's labour, nor payeth him his hire.

Daniel 4:20-21

As for the tree that thou sawest which was so great and mighty, whose height reached unto the heaven, and his breadth into all the world;

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

James 1:20

For the wrath of man worketh not that which is righteous before God.

James 3:14-16

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

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