Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

New American Standard Bible

Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

King James Version

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Holman Bible

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

International Standard Version

But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies.

A Conservative Version

Behold [the wicked man], he travails with iniquity. Yea, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

American Standard Version

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Amplified


Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

Darby Translation

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, lie will bring forth vanity, and he conceived trouble, and he will bring forth falsehood.

King James 2000

Behold, he brought forth iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Lexham Expanded Bible

See, he travails with evil. He is pregnant with trouble, and he gives birth to deception.

Modern King James verseion

Behold, he labors in pain with iniquity, and he has conceived mischief, and has brought forth falsehood.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness.

NET Bible

See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies --

New Heart English Bible

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:

Webster

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

World English Bible

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, he travaileth with iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Prayer For Justice

13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire. 14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit. 15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made


Cross References

Job 15:35

Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

James 1:15

Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

Isaiah 33:11

Your designs will be without profit, and their effect will be nothing: you will be burned up by the fire of my breath.

Job 15:20

The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.

Isaiah 59:4-5

No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

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