Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

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.

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 A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. 19 Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. 20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:18

Before destruction is pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'

1 Samuel 25:36-38

And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal is glad within him, and he is drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.

2 Samuel 15:1

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

1 Kings 1:5

And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up, saying, 'I do reign;' and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen, and fifty men running before him,

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Proverbs 29:9

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Proverbs 29:22-23

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Jeremiah 22:13-15

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

Daniel 4:20-21

The tree that thou hast seen, that hath become great and strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,

2 Corinthians 12:20

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

James 1:20

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

James 3:14-16

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

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