Psalm 127:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth.

New Living Translation
Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.

English Standard Version
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.

Berean Study Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

New American Standard Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

NASB 1995
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

NASB 1977
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

Amplified Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

Christian Standard Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one's youth.

Contemporary English Version
Having a lot of children to take care of you in your old age is like a warrior with a lot of arrows.

Good News Translation
The sons a man has when he is young are like arrows in a soldier's hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The children born to a man when he is young are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.

International Standard Version
As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during one's youth.

NET Bible
Sons born during one's youth are like arrows in a warrior's hand.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

New King James Version
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

King James 2000 Bible
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

New Heart English Bible
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

World English Bible
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

American King James Version
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

American Standard Version
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

A Faithful Version
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth.

Darby Bible Translation
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

English Revised Version
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

Webster's Bible Translation
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man: so are children of the youth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Like as arrowes be in the hande of the strong: euen so are the chyldren of youth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Like as the arowes in the hode of the giaute, eue so are the yonge childre.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, "" So [are] the sons of the young men.

Young's Literal Translation
As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So are the sons of the young men.

Smith's Literal Translation
As arrows in the hand of the strong one, so are sons of youth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that have been shaken.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Like an arrow in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of the youth.

Lamsa Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of one's youth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts.
















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