Proverbs
Proverbs 17:19
19He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who loves | אֹ֣הֵֽב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| transgression | פֶּ֭שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H6588 transgression |
| loves | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| strife | מַצָּ֑ה | maṣ·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4683 strife, contention |
| he who builds his gate | פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ | piṯ·ḥōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| high | מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ | maḡ·bî·ah | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| invites | מְבַקֶּשׁ־ | mə·ḇaq·qeš- | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| destruction | שָֽׁבֶר׃ | šā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:18 · Proverbs 18:12 · James 3:14–16 · 1 Samuel 25:36–38 · Proverbs 29:9 · 1 Kings 1:5 · 2 Samuel 15:1 · Proverbs 29:22–23 · Proverbs 24:27 · James 1:20 · Proverbs 17:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.