He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
WEB
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
YLT
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
DBT
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.