Proverbs 17:19
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
פֶּשַׁע
peshaʻ
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
רוּם
rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Key Terms in This Verse
רוּם rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Study H7311 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →Cross References
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings...
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