| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 17:19:1 ⧉אֹ֣הֵֽבohevone who loves Proverbs 17:19:2 ⧉פֶּ֭שַׁעpeshatransgression Proverbs 17:19:3 ⧉אֹהֵ֣בohevloves Proverbs 17:19:4 ⧉מַצָּ֑הmatsаstrife or quarrel Proverbs 17:19:5 ⧉מַגְבִּ֥יהַּmagbiaone who makes high or raises Proverbs 17:19:6 ⧉פִּ֝תְח֗וֹpitkhohis doorway or his entrance Proverbs 17:19:7 ⧉מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃mevakkeshshaverseeks ruin or destruction |
| 19. Formal Translation Whoever loves transgression loves strife, and whoever exalts his gate seeks destruction. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation Anyone who delights in rebellion also delights in conflict, and whoever raises his gate invites disaster. |