Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
International Standard Version
Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows
A Conservative Version
As a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
American Standard Version
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
Amplified
Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows, and death,
Bible in Basic English
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Darby Translation
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Julia Smith Translation
As a madman casting fiery darts, arrows and death,
King James 2000
As a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
Modern King James verseion
or like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Like as one shooteth deadly arrows and darts out of a privy place, even so doth a dissembler with his neighbour.
NET Bible
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
New Heart English Bible
Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
The Emphasized Bible
As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
Webster
As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
World English Bible
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
Youngs Literal Translation
As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
17
is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
and says, “I was only joking!”
Cross References
Genesis 49:23
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.
Proverbs 7:23
like a bird darting into a snare
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 25:18
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Isaiah 50:11
who encircle yourselves with
walk in the light of your fire
and in the firebrands you have lit!
This is what you’ll get from My hand:
you will lie down in a place of torment.