Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.
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.
Bible in Basic English
The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
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.
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
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Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
17 The first in his dispute is [deemed] righteous, [but] his neighbor will come and examine him. 18 The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide. 19 A brother who is offended [is worse] than a city of strength, and quarrels [are] like the bars of a fortification.
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Cross References
Proverbs 16:33
The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.
Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance [was] by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
1 Samuel 10:21-27
Then he brought near the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, and the family of Matri was selected by lot. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen, and they sought him, but he could not be found.
1 Samuel 14:42
Then Saul said, "Let them cast [the lot] between me and my son Jonathan," and Jonathan was chosen.
1 Chronicles 6:63
To the Merarites twelve cities [were] allotted according to their clans out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 24:31
And lots were also cast [for] these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the {families} for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, {on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike}.
Nehemiah 11:1
Now the commanders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the remainder of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, the [other] nine's place [was in] the [other] cities.