Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.

King James Version

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

Holman Bible

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

International Standard Version

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

A Conservative Version

Thou sit and speak against thy brother; thou slander thine own mother's son.

American Standard Version

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

Amplified


“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.

Darby Translation

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:

Julia Smith Translation

Thou wilt sit, and thou wilt speak against thy brother; against the son of thy, mother thou wilt give a stumbling-block.

King James 2000

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother's son.

Modern King James verseion

You sit; you speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, yea and slanderest thine own mother's son.

NET Bible

You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

New Heart English Bible

You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou wouldst sit down - Against thine own brother, wouldst thou speak, Against thine own mother's son, wouldst thou expose a fault: -

Webster

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thy own mother's son.

World English Bible

You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

Verse Info

Context Readings

God As Judge

19 You let your mouth speak evil. Your tongue plans deceit. 20 “You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things, I remained silent. That made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

Cross References

Matthew 10:21

People will hand over their brothers to be put to death. Parents will oppose children and children will oppose parents, causing them to be put to death.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.

Psalm 31:18

Let their lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.

Proverbs 10:18

Truly a fool hides hatred with lying lips, and speaks slander.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Luke 22:65

They reviled him and spoke many things against him.

1 Timothy 3:11

Women in like manner must be serious, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

Titus 2:3

Aged women likewise should be reverent in behavior and teachers of that which is good. They should not be slanderers nor enslaved to too much wine.

Revelation 12:10

I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now has come the salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power (authority) of his Christ: for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accused them before our God day and night.

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