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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a stronghold;
    such strife is more daunting than castle gates.[a]

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  1. 18:19 The Greek version, followed by several ancient versions, has the opposite meaning: “A brother helped by a brother is like a strong and lofty city; it is strong like a well-founded palace.” The Greek is secondary as is shown by the need to supply the phrase “by a brother”; further, the parallelism is inadequate. The Hebrew is to be preferred.

19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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  1. Proverbs 18:19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall,[a] but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.

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  1. Proverbs 18:19 Some ancient translations Help … wall; Hebrew unclear.

19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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