Verse Comparison: Proverbs 28:17
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A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.Amplified® Bible
If a man willfully sheds the blood of a person [and keeps the guilt of murder upon his conscience], he is fleeing to the pit (the grave) {and} hastening to his own destruction; let no man stop him!Contemporary English Version
Don't give help to murderers! Make them stay on the run for as long as they live.Darby English Version
A man laden with the blood of [any] person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.Good News Bible
Someone guilty of murder is digging his own grave as fast as he can. Don't try to stop him.King James Version
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.New American Standard Bible
A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.New International Version
A man tormented by the guilt of murder
will be a fugitive till death;
let no one support him.New King James Version
A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man who feels burdened with the guilt of human blood Will remain a fugitive until death; let no one support him.Revised Standard Version
If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.Young's Literal Translation
A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.
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