Proverbs 18:19 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 18:19 MSG (The Message)
Do a favor and win a friend forever; nothing can untie that bond.
Proverbs 18:19 KJV (King James Version)
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: And their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19 NCV (New Century Version)
A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city, and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.
Proverbs 18:19 ASV (American Standard Version)
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19 NIVUK (New International Version (Anglicised))
A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19 NKJV (New King James Version)
A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19 NLT (New Living Translation)
An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.
Proverbs 18:19 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It is easier to conquer a strong city than to win back a friend whom you’ve offended. Their walls go up, making it nearly impossible to win them back.
Proverbs 18:19 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.