Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:19
American Standard Version
A brother offended `is harder to be won' than a strong city; And `such' contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Amplified® Bible
A brother offended is harder to be won over than a strong city, and [their] contentions separate them like the bars of a castle.
Contemporary English Version
Making up with a friend you have offended is harder than breaking through a city wall.
Darby English Version
A brother offended is [harder to be won] than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.
Good News Bible
Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.
King James Version
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
New American Standard Bible
A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
New International Version
An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city,
and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
New King James Version
A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We find a brother offended harder to win than a strong city, And contentions resemble the bars of a citadel.
Revised Standard Version
A brother helped is like a strong city, but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Young's Literal Translation
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
