Proverbs 26:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death

New Living Translation
Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon

English Standard Version
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death

Berean Study Bible
Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

New American Standard Bible
Like a maniac who shoots Flaming arrows, arrows, and death,

NASB 1995
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,

NASB 1977
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,

Amplified Bible
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows, and death,

Christian Standard Bible
Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,

Contemporary English Version
It's no crazier to shoot sharp and flaming arrows

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a madman who shoots flaming arrows, arrows, and death,

International Standard Version
Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows—

NET Bible
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

New King James Version
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

King James 2000 Bible
As a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

New Heart English Bible
Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

World English Bible
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

American King James Version
As a mad man who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,

American Standard Version
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

A Faithful Version
Or like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death.

Darby Bible Translation
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

English Revised Version
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;

Webster's Bible Translation
As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
As he that fayneth him selfe mad, casteth firebrandes, deadly arrowes and dartes:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As [one] pretending to be feeble, "" Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

Young's Literal Translation
As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

Smith's Literal Translation
As a madman casting fiery darts, arrows and death,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death :

Catholic Public Domain Version
Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Just as a braggart casts words like sharp arrows of death

Lamsa Bible
Like haughty men who utter words sharp and deadly as arrows,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
















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