Parallel Verses
Amplified
And decides between powerful contenders.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Holman Bible
and separates powerful opponents.
International Standard Version
Casting dice settles a dispute, deciding between strong contenders.
A Conservative Version
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
American Standard Version
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
Bible in Basic English
The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
Darby Translation
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Julia Smith Translation
The lot will cause contentions to cease, and will separate between the strong,
King James 2000
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.
Modern King James verseion
The lot causes arguments to cease, and divides between the mighty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The lot pacifieth the variance, and parteth the mighty asunder.
NET Bible
A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
New Heart English Bible
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
The Emphasized Bible
The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth.
Webster
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
World English Bible
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Youngs Literal Translation
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
17
The first one to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and cross-examines him.
And decides between powerful contenders.
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap,
Joshua 14:2
by the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded
1 Samuel 10:21-27
Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen by lot; but when they looked for him, he could not be found.
1 Samuel 14:42
Saul said, “Cast [lots] between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
1 Chronicles 6:63
To the sons of Merari were given twelve cities by lot, according to their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 24:31
These also cast lots as did their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of father’s households as well as those of his younger brother.
Nehemiah 11:1
Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one [person] out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.