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Proverbs 18:19

19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,

And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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Proverbs 18:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city;

disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

Proverbs 18:19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,

and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city:

And their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.

Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

Proverbs 18:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city,

and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

Proverbs 18:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city;

And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.

Proverbs 18:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 An offended brother is more ⸤resistant⸥ than a strong city, 

and disputes are like the locked gate of a castle tower. 

Proverbs 18:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 An offended brother is harder to reach

than a fortified city,

and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

Proverbs 18:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;

such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,

and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

Proverbs 18:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 A broken friendship is harder to deal with than a city that has high walls around it.

And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.

Proverbs 18:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,

And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.


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