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Proverbs 18:17-19
Easy-to-Read Version
Proverbs 18:17-19
Easy-to-Read Version
17 The first person to speak always seems right until someone comes and asks the right questions.
18 The best way to settle an argument between two powerful people may be to use lots.
19 An insulted brother is harder to win back than a city with strong walls. Arguments separate people like the strong bars of a palace gate.
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Proverbs 18:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 18:17-19
New International Version
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes(A)
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19 A brother wronged(B) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:17-19
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 18:17-19
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 The first person to state his case appears to be right.
Then his neighbor comes and cross-examines him.
18 Casting lots[a] ends disputes and decides between powerful people.
19 A brother who has been wronged is harder to regain than a strong city,
and disputes are like a bar across the gate of a citadel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:18 This probably does not refer to the Urim and Thummim but to ordinary ways of making a choice, like a coin toss.
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