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


In Context

1 {A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

3 Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.

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

5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with 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 American Standard Version 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.