Proverbs 17:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.
  • Prov 24:27 : 27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
  • Prov 29:9 : 9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.
  • Prov 29:22-23 : 22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong. 23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.
  • Jer 22:13-15 : 13 A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work; 14 Who says, I will make a wide house for myself, and rooms of great size, and has windows cut out, and has it roofed with cedar and painted with bright red. 15 Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?
  • Dan 4:20-21 : 20 The tree which you saw, which became tall and strong, stretching up to heaven and seen from the ends of the earth; 21 Which had fair leaves and much fruit, and had in it food for all; under which the beasts of the field were living, and in the branches of which the birds of heaven had their resting-places:
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
  • Jas 1:20 : 20 For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true. 15 This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One. 16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came. 37 And in the morning, when the effect of the wine was gone, Nabal's wife gave him an account of all these things, and all the heart went out of him, and he became like stone. 38 And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.
  • 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.
  • 1 Kgs 1:5 : 5 Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 17:9
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  • Prov 15:18
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    18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

    28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

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  • Amos 5:10
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    10 They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

  • Prov 17:18
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    18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

  • Prov 6:14-15
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    14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

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  • Prov 19:3
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    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25 He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

  • Prov 19:8
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  • Prov 15:27
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    27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9 A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

  • Prov 10:12
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    12 Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

  • Prov 26:17-18
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    17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

    18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

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    9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Prov 16:18
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    18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

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    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

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