19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.


In Context

16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.

20 A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:19An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.