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Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:17

<< Proverbs 18:16   Proverbs 18:18 >>

American Standard Version
He that pleadeth his cause first `seemeth' just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

Amplified® Bible
He who states his case first seems right, until his rival comes and cross-examines him.

Contemporary English Version
You may think you have won your case in court, until your opponent speaks.

Darby English Version
He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Good News Bible
The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.

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

New American Standard Bible
The first to plead his case {seems} right, {Until} another comes and examines him.

New International Version
The first to present his case seems right,
till another comes forward and questions him.

New King James Version
The first one to plead his cause seems right,
Until his neighbor comes and examines him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.

Revised Standard Version
He who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

Young's Literal Translation
Righteous `is' the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.


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