Proverbs 17:19 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁹ He who is fond of sinning delighteth in quarrels:

³⁶ Then Abigaia went to Nabal, and behold he had an entertainment at his house like that; of a king, and Nabal's heart was elated for he was very drunk, so she told him nothing less or more till the next morning. ³⁷ But in the morning when Nabal had recovered from his wine, his wife told him all these things. and his heart was confounded, and he became like a stone. ³⁸ And in about ten days the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.

¹ And after this, Abessalom procured for himself chariots, and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

⁵ Then Adonias, son of Aggith, took upon him state, saying, I shall be king; and provided himself with chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

¹⁸ Pride goeth before destruction: and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁴ A righteous government giveth force to words: but sedition and quarrelling are the forerunners of want.

¹² Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, and before honour it is humble.

²⁷ Prepare thy works for the time of going out, and be in complete preparation for the field and come after me; then thou shalt build thyself a house.

⁹ A wise man shall judge nations: but a fool when angry is derided and terrifieth not.

²² A passionate man stirreth up strife: but a furious man is a digger up of sin. ²³ A man's pride will bring him low: but the Lord will gloriously support the humble.

¹³ With regard to him who is building himself a house, but not with righteousness, and lofty stories, but not with justice: he useth the service of his neighbour for nothing, and will not pay him his wages. ¹⁴ Thou hast built thyself a well proportioned house, lofty chambers well fitted with windows, and cieled with cedar and painted with vermillion. ¹⁵ Is it thy desire to be made king? because thou art instigated by thy father Achaz, are there not feasts? are there not entertainments? better were it for thee to execute judgment and justice.

²⁰ The tree which thou sawest, which was increased in magnitude and strength, the top of which reached up to heaven and its bulk to the extent of the whole earth, ²¹ the leaves of which were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and on which there was food for all; beneath which the beasts of the field dwelt, and on the branches of which the birds of the air roosted:

²⁰ For I am afraid lest when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that you will not find me such as you wish; lest should there be debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings and tumults,

²⁰ for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter zeal, and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This is not the wisdom which cometh down from above; but that which is of an earthly, sensual, and devilish nature. ¹⁶ For where there is a zeal with strife, there will be confusion, and every thing which is bad.