Proverbs 17:19 Go deeper

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hev[one who] loves

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 1

פֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'transgression

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 2

אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev[is] loving

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 3

מַצָּ֑הma.Tzahcontention

Lemma: מַצָּה (mats.tsah) · Strong's: H4683

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: strife

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 13:10, Isaiah 58:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4683; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 4

מַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ah[one who] makes high

Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to exult

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 5

פִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.Choentrance his

Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrance

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 6

מְבַקֶּשׁ\־me.va.kesh-[is] seeking

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 7

שָֽׁבֶר\׃Sha.verruin

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Proverbs 17:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who loves	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
transgression	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
loves	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
strife	→	מַצָּה H4683 strife
he who builds his gate	→	פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance
high	→	גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult
invites	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
destruction	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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