Other translations
American Standard Version
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that loves evil loves fraud and brawling, and he that exalts his gate seeks ruin for his soul.
Darby Bible Translation
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
God's Word
Whoever loves sin loves a quarrel. Whoever builds his city gate high invites destruction.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
International Standard Version
The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.
NET Bible
The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.
New American Standard Bible
He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.
New International Version
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
New Living Translation
Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
Webster's Bible Translation
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
The World English Bible
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
EasyEnglish Bible
Someone who loves to argue loves sin. Someone who boasts causes trouble for himself.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
New Life Version
He who loves sin loves making trouble. He who opens his door wide for trouble is looking for a way to be destroyed.
The Voice Bible
A person who loves sin loves a fight, and one who builds a grand entrance dares others to tear it down.
Living Bible
Sinners love to fight; boasting is looking for trouble.
New Catholic Bible
One who sows discord enjoys strife, and one who constructs a high threshold invites disaster.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who loves transgression loves quarreling; He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Transgression loves him that loves strife, and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Christian Standard Bible
One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction.
New Century Version
Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.
The Message
The person who courts sin marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A person who loves sin loves conflict. A person who builds his gate high invites destruction.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
Good News Translation®
To like sin is to like making trouble. If you brag all the time, you are asking for trouble.
Wycliffe Bible
He that bethinketh discords, loveth chidings; and he that enhanceth his mouth, seeketh falling. (He who thinketh up discord, loveth arguments; and he who exalteth his own mouth, seeketh his own downfall.)
Contemporary English Version
The wicked and the proud love trouble and keep begging to be hurt.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
Common English Bible © 2011
Those who love an offense love a quarrel; those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.
Amplified Bible © 2015
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome; He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
English Standard Version Anglicised
Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Those who love an offense love a fight; those who build their gate high court disaster.
New American Standard Bible
One who loves wrongdoing loves strife; One who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
The Expanded Bible
Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever ·brags a lot is asking for trouble [L builds a high doorway is seeking a collapse].
Tree of Life Version
He who loves sin loves strife. One who builds a high gate invites destruction.
Revised Standard Version
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
New International Reader's Version
The one who loves to argue loves to sin. The one who builds a high gate is just asking to be destroyed.
BRG Bible
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Complete Jewish Bible
Those who love quarreling love giving offense; those who make their gates tall are courting disaster.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He loveth peysha (transgression, sin) that loveth strife, and he that maketh his threshold high seeketh shever (fracture).
Names of God Bible
Whoever loves sin loves a quarrel. Whoever builds his city gate high invites destruction.
Modern English Version
He loves transgression who loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Easy-to-Read Version
A troublemaker loves to start arguments. Anyone who likes to brag is asking for trouble.
International Children’s Bible
Whoever loves to quarrel loves to sin. Whoever is proud is asking for trouble.
Lexham English Bible
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
New International Version - UK
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.