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Whoever lovesאֹהֵבtransgressionפֶּשַׁעlovesאֹהֵבstrife;מַצָּהwhoever raises highמַגְבִּיהַּhis doorפִּתְחוֹseeksמְבַקֶּשׁa breaking.שָׁבֶר
Proverbs 17:19
Study it in the app“Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever raises high his door seeks a breaking.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:19, word by word
- Whoever lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- transgressionפֶּשַׁעpesha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “pesha” appears- strifeמַצָּהmatsa
strife, quarrel
Strife, a fight, a quarrel.
Where else “matsa” appears- whoever raises highמַגְבִּיהַּmagbiha
be high
To be or rise very high, above everything else.
Where else “magbiha” appears- his doorפִּתְחpitch
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “pitch” appears- seeksמְבַקֶּשׁmevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakesh” appears- a breakingשָׁבֶרshaver
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shaver” appears
The context
18A man lacking in sense strikes the palm, becoming surety before his neighbor.
19 · This verse (above)
20One crooked of heart will not find good, and one perverse in his tongue will fall into evil.