He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

喜爱争竞的，是喜爱过犯；高立家门的，乃自取败坏。

喜爱争吵的，是喜爱过犯；门盖得高的，自取败坏。

喜爱争吵的，是喜爱过犯；门盖得高的，自取败坏。

喜爱争斗的喜爱犯罪，骄傲自大的自招灭亡。

喜爱争竞的就是喜爱过犯；把家门建高的自取灭亡。

喜爱纷争的，是喜爱过犯；高立门户的，是自寻破败。

喜愛爭競的，是喜愛過犯；高立家門的，乃自取敗壞。

喜愛爭吵的，是喜愛過犯；門蓋得高的，自取敗壞。

喜愛爭吵的，是喜愛過犯；門蓋得高的，自取敗壞。

喜愛爭鬥的喜愛犯罪，驕傲自大的自招滅亡。

喜愛爭競的就是喜愛過犯；把家門建高的自取滅亡。

愛爭競的、是愛受傷；高立其門的、自尋破毁。

喜愛紛爭的，是喜愛過犯；高立門戶的，是自尋破敗。

好爭競者喜罪過、高門閭者求敗亡、

好勇鬥狠、陷於罪戾、志驕心傲、致於敗亡。

好爭者喜罪、高立家門者必敗、

Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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

Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

One who loves wrongdoing loves strife; One who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

He loveth transgression that loveth strife:[ and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.

After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying,“ I will be king”; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,Who says,‘ I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, And cut out windows for it, Paneling it with cedar And painting it with vermilion.’“ Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

“ The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth,whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home—

For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;