Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Holman Bible
and separates powerful opponents.
International Standard Version
Casting dice settles a dispute, deciding between strong contenders.
A Conservative Version
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
American Standard Version
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
Amplified
And decides between powerful contenders.
Darby Translation
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Julia Smith Translation
The lot will cause contentions to cease, and will separate between the strong,
King James 2000
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.
Modern King James verseion
The lot causes arguments to cease, and divides between the mighty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The lot pacifieth the variance, and parteth the mighty asunder.
NET Bible
A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
New Heart English Bible
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
The Emphasized Bible
The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth.
Webster
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
World English Bible
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Youngs Literal Translation
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
17 The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light. 18 The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong. 19 A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.
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Cross References
Proverbs 16:33
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
Joshua 14:2
Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
1 Samuel 10:21-27
Then he made the tribe of Benjamin come near by families, and the family of the Matrites was taken: and from them, Saul, the son of Kish, was taken: but when they went in search of him he was nowhere to be seen.
1 Samuel 14:42
And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.
1 Chronicles 6:63
And to the sons of Merari, by their families, twelve towns were given by the Lord's decision, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 24:31
Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.
Nehemiah 11:1
And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.