Proverbs 18:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a stronghold;
such strife is more daunting than castle gates.[a]
Footnotes
- 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.
Proverbs 18:19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 18:19
Good News Translation
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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- Proverbs 18:19 Some ancient translations Help … wall; Hebrew unclear.
Proverbs 18:19
New American Standard Bible
19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19
New International Version
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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