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

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

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

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 his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. Then he had a seizure and became paralyzed.About 10 days later, the Lord struck Nabal dead.

Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.

After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run before him.

for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Adonijah son of Haggith kept exalting himself, saying,“ I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 men to run ahead of him.

An angry man stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upper rooms through injustice, who makes his fellow man serve without pay and will not give him his wages,who says,“ I will build myself a massive palace, with spacious upper rooms.” He will cut windows in it, and it will be paneled with cedar and painted with vermilion.Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.

The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant— and on it was food for all, under it the wild animals lived, and in its branches the birds of the air lived—

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.