Parallel Verses
King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
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 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Cross References
Genesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Proverbs 7:23
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Isaiah 50:11
Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.