19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 17:19
Wisdom in Household Peace, Tested Hearts, Just Speech, and Relational Restraint
The chapter moves through household peace, divine heart-testing, speech and poverty, family honor, bribery and love, rebuke and folly, quarrels and justice, friendship and surety, conflict and grief, crooked justice, wandering folly, and restrained speech.
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Verse 19
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He who loves אֹ֣הֵֽב H157 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular transgression פֶּ֭שַׁע H6588 Noun - masculine singular loves אֹהֵ֣ב H157 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular strife מַצָּ֑ה H4683 Noun - feminine singular he who builds his gate פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular high מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ H1361 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular invites מְבַקֶּשׁ־ H1245 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular destruction שָֽׁבֶר׃ H7667 Noun - masculine singular