Proverbs 18:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.”
Proverbs 18:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.”
Proverbs 18:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A brother offended is [harder to be won] than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.”
Proverbs 18:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A brother offended is harder to winne then a strong citie, and their contentions are like the barre of a palace.”
Proverbs 18:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:19 in Context — Proverbs 18
17 El primero en su propia causa [parece] justo; y su adversario viene, y le sondea.
18 La suerte pone fin á los pleitos, y desparte los fuertes.
19 El hermano ofendido [es más tenaz] que una ciudad fuerte: y las contiendas [de los hermanos] son como cerrojos de alcázar.
20 Del fruto de la boca del hombre se hartará su vientre; hartaráse del producto de sus labios.
21 La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.
What Does Proverbs 18:19 Mean?
Proverbs 18:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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