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Proverbs 17:19

19  Whoever loves transgression loves strife;

he who lmakes his door high seeks destruction.

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Proverbs 17:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;

whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:

And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;

anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

Proverbs 17:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 He who loves transgression loves strife,

And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 Whoever loves to argue loves to sin.

Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.

Proverbs 17:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:

He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 Whoever loves sin loves a quarrel. 

Whoever builds his city gate high invites destruction. 

Proverbs 17:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 One who loves to offend loves strife;

one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

Proverbs 17:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 One who loves transgression loves strife;

one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.

Proverbs 17:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 He who loves transgression loves strife;

he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.

Proverbs 17:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 The one who loves to argue loves to sin.

The one who builds a high gate is just asking to be destroyed.

Proverbs 17:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 He who loves transgression loves strife;

He who raises his door seeks destruction.


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