Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:19

אֹהֵ֣ב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ שָֽׁבֶר׃
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Hebrew

אֹהֵ֣ב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ שָֽׁבֶר׃

ʾoheb peshaʿ ʾoheb maṣah magbiyha pitḥvo mbaqesh shaber

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