Proverbs 17:19
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.”Proverbs 17:19
What Does Proverbs 17:19 Mean?
Proverbs 17:19 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 17:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 29:22“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”Proverbs 16:18“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”Proverbs 18:12“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”1 Samuel 25:36“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”James 3:14“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”2 Samuel 15:1“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.”1 Kings 1:5“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.”Proverbs 17:14“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”Proverbs 24:27“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”Proverbs 29:9“If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.”James 1:20“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”Jeremiah 22:13“Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;”Jeremiah 22:14“That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.”Daniel 4:20“The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;”2 Corinthians 12:20“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, swellings, tumults:”
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