Proverbs 18:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.”
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“The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Righteous <FI>is<Fi> the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 18:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:19When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
- 2 Samuel 16:1When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
- 2 Samuel 19:24Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
- Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
- Acts 24:5We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- Acts 24:12Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
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