Proverbs 17:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.”

Proverbs 17:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:198 words

HebrewMeaning

אֹ֣הֵֽבʾōhēb

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

פֶּ֭שַׁעpešaʿ

rebellionnounH6588

sin · transgression · trespass

אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēb

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

מַצָּ֑הmaṣāh

contentionnounH4683

debate · strife

מַגְבִּ֥יהַּmagəbiyha

exaltverbH1361

be haughty · be high · lift up · mount up ···

פִּ֝תְח֗/וֹpitəḥwō

doornounH6607

entering · entrance · gate · opening ···

מְבַקֶּשׁməbaqeš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

שָֽׁבֶרšāber

afflictionnounH7667

breach · breaking · broken(-footed · -handed) ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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