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Bible in Basic English
One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.
New American Standard Bible
Will
King James Version
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Holman Bible
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.
International Standard Version
A guilty man tormented by bloodshed will be a lifelong fugitive; let no one support him.
A Conservative Version
A man who is laden with the blood of any person shall flee to the pit. Let no man stay him.
American Standard Version
A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.
Amplified
A man who is burdened with the guilt of human blood (murder)
Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him or give him refuge.
Darby Translation
A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.
Julia Smith Translation
He terrifying violence upon the blood of a soul shall flee even to the pit; none shall hold fast upon him.
King James 2000
A man that does violence to the blood of any person shall flee to a pit; let no man help him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
Modern King James verseion
A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that by violence sheddeth any man's blood, shall be a renagade unto his grave; and no man shall be able to succor him.
NET Bible
The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.
New Heart English Bible
A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
The Emphasized Bible
A man oppressed with a person's blood, unto a pit, shall flee, let them not hold him back.
Webster
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
World English Bible
A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
Youngs Literal Translation
A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life. 17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help. 18 He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:6
Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
Exodus 21:14
But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.
Numbers 35:14-34
Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.
1 Kings 21:19
Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.
1 Kings 21:23
And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.
2 Kings 9:26
I saw the blood of Naboth and of his sons yesterday; and I will give you full payment in this field, says the Lord? So now, take him and put him in this field, as the Lord said.
2 Chronicles 24:21-25
But when they had made a secret design against him, he was stoned with stones, by the king's order, in the outer square of the Lord's house.
Matthew 27:4-5
Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
Acts 28:4
And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.