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Proverbs 17:19

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He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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  1. Proverbs 16:18Rank 1 from verse 19
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    18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

  2. Proverbs 18:12Rank 2 from verse 19
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    12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

  3. 1 Samuel 25:36–38Rank 3 from verse 19
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    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.

    37But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

    38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

  4. James 3:14–16Rank 4 from verse 19
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    14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

    16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

  5. 1 Kings 1:5Rank 5 from verse 19
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    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.

  6. 2 Samuel 15:1Rank 6 from verse 19
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    1AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

  7. James 1:20Rank 7 from verse 19
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    20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

  8. Proverbs 17:14Rank 8 from verse 19
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  9. Proverbs 24:27Rank 9 from verse 19
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    27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

  10. Proverbs 29:22–23Rank 10 from verse 19
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    22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

    23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  11. Proverbs 29:9Rank 11 from verse 19
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    9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

  12. 2 Corinthians 12:20Rank 12 from verse 19
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    20For 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:

  13. Daniel 4:20–21Rank 13 from verse 19
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    20The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

    21Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

  14. Jeremiah 22:13–15Rank 14 from verse 19
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    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;

    14That 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.

    15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

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Proverbs 17:19

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transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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exalteth

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Third-person singular present form of exalt. Sense 1: To raise high or elevate in position, power, dignity, or honor; to magnify and praise; to raise with pride. Sense 2: To lift up the voice.

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destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

17:19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

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17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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