Verse | Translation | Text |
Pr 17:19 | Strong Concordance | He loveth [0157] transgression [06588] that loveth [0157] strife [04683]: and he that exalteth [01361] his gate [06607] seeketh [01245] destruction [07667]. |
King James | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
strife--contention is, and leads to, sin. he that exalteth his gate--gratifies a vain love of costly building. seeketh--or, "findeth," as if he sought (compare "loveth death," Pro 8:36). |