Proverbs 17:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. ”

• Proverbs 17:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He that exalteth his gate - i. e., Builds a stately house, indulges in arrogant ostentation.

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his (k) gate seeketh destruction. (k) Lifts up himself above his degree.

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  he that exalteth his gate, &c. : i.e.. rich man, who thus proclaimed his wealth (Eastern doors being generally low-pitched and uninviting), courted destruction. This explains 2 Kings 25:9 ,...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that exalteth his gate - In different parts of Palestine they are obliged to have the doors of thei...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He that exalteth his gate— Among other violences of the Arabs, that of riding into the houses of those whom they mean to harass, is not one of the least observable; the rather, as it seems to be re...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He loveth transgression that loveth strife - because strife both is itself a transgression, and...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He that exalteth his gate. — Builds himself a sumptuous house.

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that h...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife ,.... For strife is transgression, when it flows from a malignant spirit, is with bad views, about things to no profit, and for contention's sake; otherwis...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Ver. 19. He loveth transgression that loveth strife. ] It is strange that any should love strife, t...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife Because contention is in itself a sin, and is commonly accompanied or followed with many sins, as detraction, malice, hatred, pride, &c.; and he that...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.       Note, 1. Those that are quarrelsome involve themselves in a great deal of guilt:...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife, because contention is in itself a sin, and is commonly accompanied or followed with many sins, as detraction, malice, hatred, pride, &c. His gate;...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Ways Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:16-23 ). The main emphasis in this subsection is on the ways of the fool ( Proverbs 17:16 ; Proverbs 17:21 ), the man void of mind (heart) ( Proverbs 17:16 ; P...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 19. He loveth transgression that loveth strife, for a quarrelsome disposition is usually combined with wickedness of heart; and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction, putting on the ai...

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• Proverbs 17:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 1:5 ; 1 Samuel 25:36-38 ; 2 Corinthians 12:20 ; 2 Samuel 15:1 ; Daniel 4:20 ; Daniel 4:21 ; James 1:20 ; James 3:14-16 ; Jeremiah 22:13-15 ; Proverbs 16:18 ; Proverbs 18:12 ; Prov...

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