George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 17:19
Door. Sixtus V reads, "mouth:" as some explain the door to mean. A large door supposes that the house is elevated, and thus exposed to danger from winds, &c.
Door. Sixtus V reads, "mouth:" as some explain the door to mean. A large door supposes that the house is elevated, and thus exposed to danger from winds, &c.
Verse Proverbs 17:19. _HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE_] In different parts of Palestine they are obliged to have the doors of their courts and houses _very low_, not more than _three_ feet high, to preven...
HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE - i. e., Builds a stately house, indulges in arrogant ostentation....
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes (Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE, &C.: i.e.. rich man, who thus proclaimed his wealth (Eastern doors being generally low-pitched and uninviting), COURTED DESTRUCTION. This explains 2 Kings 25:9, where "ever...
_exalteth_ Or, RAISETH HIGH, R.V. Comp. Proverbs 16:18. See for illustrations of such "raising high the gate" and of the "destruction" that follows it, Jeremiah 22:13-19, and the case of Haman in the...
HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE— Among other violences of the Arabs, that of riding into the houses of those whom they mean to harass, is not one of the least observable; the rather, as it seems to be refer...
TEXT Proverbs 17:11-19 11. An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his fo...
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. HE LOVETH TRANSGRESSION THAT LOVETH STRIFE - because strife both is itself a transgression, and is th...
To 'exalt the gate' may mean to set oneself above the neighbours, and so become a target for their envy. But the original probably ran: 'He that speaketh proud words.'...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
There will be results from our actions. Some people like to argue. These people will cause problems. They will cause hate and anger. A proud man might build a high gate to protect himself from other...
HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE. — Builds himself a sumptuous house....
אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְחֹ֗ו...
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his (k) gate seeketh destruction. (k) Lifts up himself above his degree....
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that ha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE LOVETH TRANSGRESSION THAT LOVETH STRIFE,.... For strife is transgression, when it flows from a malignant spirit, is with bad views, about things to no profit, and for contention's sake; otherwise t...
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Ver. 19. _He loveth transgression that loveth strife._] It is strange that any should love strife, tha...
_He loveth transgression that loveth strife_ Because contention is in itself a sin, and is commonly accompanied or followed with many sins, as detraction, malice, hatred, pride, &c.; _and he that exal...
V. 19. HE LOVETH TRANSGRESSION THAT LOVETH STRIFE, for a quarrelsome disposition is usually combined with wickedness of heart; AND HE THAT EXALTETH HIS GATE SEEKETH DESTRUCTION, putting on the airs of...
HE LOVETH TRANSGRESSION THAT LOVETH STRIFE, because contention is in itself a sin, and is commonly accompanied or followed with many sins, as detraction, malice, hatred, pride, &c. HIS GATE; either, 1...
Proverbs 17:19 loves H157 (H8802) transgression H6588 loves H157 (H8802) strife H4683 exalts H1361 (H8688) gate...
THE WAYS OF THE FOOL (PROVERBS 17:16). The main emphasis in this subsection is on the ways of the fool (Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 17:21), the man void of mind (heart) ...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:9 These verses include two collections of proverbs (vv. Proverbs 17:9 and vv. Pro
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:19 TRANSGRESSION and STRIFE go together (see v. Proverbs 17:14). Transgression is in the heart of th
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
1 Kings 1:5; 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Corinthians 12:20; 2 Samuel 15:1;...