Proverbs 17:19
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
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Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 29:9, 22
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. . . .

2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

James 1:20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

James 3:14-16
But if you harbor in your hearts bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, do not boast in it or deny the truth. . . .

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Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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; after that, you can build your house.

1 Samuel 25:36-38
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light. . . .

2 Samuel 15:1
Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5
At that time Adonijah, David's son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, "I will be king!" And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

Jeremiah 22:13-15
"Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen 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 the sky and was visible to all the earth, . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that loves evil loves fraud and brawling, and he that exalts his gate seeks ruin for his soul.
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