Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

New American Standard Bible

A man who hardens his neck after much reproof
Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.

King James Version

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Holman Bible

One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.

International Standard Version

After many rebukes, the stiff-necked man will be broken incurably, without any warning.

A Conservative Version

He who, being often reproved, hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

American Standard Version

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Amplified

He who hardens his neck and refuses instruction after being often reproved (corrected, criticized),
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.

Darby Translation

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.

Julia Smith Translation

A Man of reproofs hardening the neck, shall be suddenly broken, and no healing.

King James 2000

He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck-- suddenly he will be broken, and there will not be healing.

Modern King James verseion

A man who hardens his neck when reproved shall be suddenly broken, and there will be no healing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that is stiff necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed without any help.

NET Bible

The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

New Heart English Bible

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

The Emphasized Bible

He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.

Webster

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

World English Bible

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

Youngs Literal Translation

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

תּוכחת תּוכחה 
Towkechah 
Usage: 28

קשׁה 
Qashah 
Usage: 28

ערף 
`oreph 
Usage: 35

פּתע 
Petha` 
Usage: 7

שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 148

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

All About Life

1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again. 2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.



Cross References

Proverbs 6:15

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

1 Samuel 2:25

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

Proverbs 1:24-31

Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

1 Samuel 2:34

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

1 Kings 18:18

Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

1 Kings 20:42

And he said to him, These are the words of the Lord: Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.

1 Kings 21:20-23

And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

1 Kings 22:20-23

And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.

1 Kings 22:28

And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.

1 Kings 22:34-37

And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

2 Chronicles 25:16

But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

2 Chronicles 33:10

And the word of the Lord came to Manasseh and his people, but they gave no attention.

2 Chronicles 36:13

And he took up arms against King Nebuchadnezzar, though he had made him take an oath by God; but he made his neck stiff and his heart hard, turning away from the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 36:15-17

And the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them by his servants, sending early and frequently, because he had pity on his people and on his living-place;

Nehemiah 9:29

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

Proverbs 28:18

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

Isaiah 30:13-14

This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.

Isaiah 48:4

Because I saw that your heart was hard, and that your neck was an iron cord, and your brow brass;

Jeremiah 17:23

But they gave no attention and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff so that they might not give ear and might not get teaching.

Jeremiah 25:3-5

From the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, even till this day, for twenty-three years, the word of the Lord has been coming to me, and I have given it to you, getting up early and talking to you; but you have not given ear.

Jeremiah 26:3-5

It may be that they will give ear, and that every man will be turned from his evil way, so that my purpose of sending evil on them because of the evil of their doings may be changed.

Jeremiah 35:13-16

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Go and say to the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, Is there no hope of teaching you to give ear to my words? says the Lord.

Zechariah 1:3-6

And you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord of armies: Come back to me, says the Lord of armies, and I will come back to you.

Zechariah 7:11-14

But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

Matthew 26:21-25

And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me.

John 6:70-71

Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?

John 13:10-11

Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you.

John 13:18

I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me.

John 13:26

This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

Acts 1:18

(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.

Acts 1:25

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

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