He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
He that exalteth his gate - i. e., Builds a stately house, indulges in arrogant ostentation.
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. Those that are quarrelsome involve themselves in a great deal of guilt: He that loves strife, that in his worldly business loves to go to law, in religion loves controversies, and in common…
Cambridge Bible
exalteth Or, raiseth high, R.V. Comp. Pro 16:18. See for illustrations of such "raising high the gate" and of the "destruction" that follows it, Jer 22:13-19, and the case of Haman in the Book of…
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