Proverbs 17:19

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

Cross References (14)

  • Proverbs 16:18 (6)

    Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Proverbs 18:12 (5)

    Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  • James 3:14–16 (4)

    But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

  • 1 Samuel 25:36–38 (4)

    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drun

  • James 1:20 (3)

    for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

  • Proverbs 29:9 (3)

    If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

  • Proverbs 29:22–23 (3)

    An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

  • Proverbs 17:14 (3)

    To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

  • 2 Samuel 15:1 (3)

    Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

  • 1 Kings 1:5 (3)

    At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariot

  • Proverbs 24:27 (3)

    Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

  • Daniel 4:20–21 (2)

    The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,

  • Jeremiah 22:13–15 (2)

    “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serv

  • 2 Corinthians 12:20 (2)

    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 m