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Proverbs 17:19

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 17:19 in other translations

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

Proverbs 17:19 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:19 in context

  1. 17A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.
  2. 18A man void of understanding strikes hands,
    and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
  3. 19He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
  4. 20One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
    and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
  5. 21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
    The father of a fool has no joy.