4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.


In Context

1 Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For'so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.

4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

127:4Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that have been shaken.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man: so are children of the youth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So are the sons of the young men.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

127:4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.