American Standard Version (1901)
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
Proverbs 18:17
84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
Asang Khongca Bible
Angmah kawng thui hmaloe kami loe katoeng kami baktiah amtueng; toe a imtaeng kami to angzoh moe, anih ih akawng to thuih naah ni, katoeng hoi katoeng ai to amtueng.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
A hui te ha pawk la ha pawk hlan tih amah a khe hlan atah, amah kah tuituknah dongah lamhma la aka dueng khaw om.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
A hui te ha pawk la ha pawk hlan tih amah a khe hlan atah, amah kah tuituknah dongah lamhma la aka dueng khaw om.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Ua pono ka mea i hoopiiia i kana olelo mua ana; Aka, hele mai kona hoanoho a imi ae i kona ano.
English Berean Standard Bible
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Moun ki pale anvan nan tribinal toujou sanble li gen rezon. Lè lòt moun lan parèt, kat je kontre, manti kaba.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Justus prior est accusator sui: venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.
Bible in Basic English
The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Celui qui est le premier dans son procès est juste ; son prochain vient, et l’examine.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Spravedlivý zdá se ten, kdož jest první v své při, ale když přichází bližní jeho, tedy stihá jej.
Kosraean Bible
Ke pacl in nununku, mwet se ma sramsram meet ac lumweyuk mu el pa pwaye, nwe ke pacl se mwet se lainul uh mutawauk in kisen siyuk sel.
World Portuguese Bible
Aquele que apresenta a sua causa primeiro parece ter razão— até que outro vem e o questiona.
Romanian BTF Bible
Primul în propria sa cauză pare drept, dar vine aproapele său și îl cercetează.
Brenton English Septuagint
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
Burmese Common Language Bible
ကိုယ်အမှုကို အဦးစောင့်၍ပြောသောသူသည် ဖြောင့်မတ်ရာသို့ ရောက်သော်လည်း၊ အိမ်နီးချင်းလာ၍ စစ်ကြောတတ်၏။
Darby Translation
He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Der erste in seiner Streitsache hat recht; doch sein Nächster kommt und forscht ihn aus.
Dutch Bible 1917
Die de eerste is in zijn twistzaak, schijnt rechtvaardig te zijn; maar zijn naaste komt, en hij onderzoekt hem.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Wie het eerst zijn zaak bepleit, krijgt gelijk; Maar dan komt zijn buur en zet hem recht.
Italian Diodati Bible
Chi è il primo a piatir la sua causa ha ragione; Ma il suo compagno vien poi, ed esamina quello ch'egli ha detto.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
Geneva Bible 1599
He that is first in his owne cause, is iust: then commeth his neighbour, and maketh inquirie of him.
Noyes Bible
He that first pleadeth his cause appeareth just; But his opponent cometh, and searcheth him through.
Danish Bible 1931
Den, der taler først i en Trætte har Ret, til den anden kommer og går ham efter.
Leeser Tanakh
He that is first in his cause seemeth just; but when his neighbor cometh, then will it be investigated.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
King James Version
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
King James Version + Apocrypha
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Người tiên cáo nghe như phải lẽ; Song bên đàng kia đến, bèn tra xét người.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; But his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Revised West Version
Ko ia ʻoku muʻomuʻa ʻi heʻene meʻa ʻaʻana ʻoku matamata totonu: ka ʻi he haʻu ʻa hono kaungāʻapi ʻoku ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ia.
French Ostervald Bible
Celui qui plaide le premier, paraît juste; mais sa partie vient et l'examine.
Esperanto Bible
La unua estas prava en sia proceso; Sed venas lia proksimulo kaj ĝin klarigas.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Le premier qui parle dans sa cause paraît juste; Vient sa partie adverse, et on l’examine.
German Luther Bible 1912
Ein jeglicher ist zuerst in seiner Sache gerecht; kommt aber sein Nächster hinzu, so findet sich's.
LXX2012 U. S. English
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
British English Septuagint 2012
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
Majority Standard BIble
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Webster Bible
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
Revised Version
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Il primo a perorare la propria causa par che abbia ragione; ma vien l’altra parte, e scruta quello a fondo.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Le premier qui plaide sa cause paraît avoir raison, jusqu'à ce qu'un autre vienne le soumettre à ses questions.
Reina Valera 1909
El primero en su propia causa parece justo; y su adversario viene, y le sondea.
Spanish BLL
El primero en defender su causa parece tener la razón, hasta que llega su rival y lo interroga.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Justo parece el primero que aboga por su causa; pero viene su adversario, y le descubre.
Croatian Bible
Prvi je pravedan u svojoj parnici, a kad dođe njegov protivnik, opovrgne ga.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Pravedan se čini ko je prvi u svojoj raspri, ali kad dođe bližnji njegov, ispituje se.
German Textbibel
Recht hat der erste in seiner Streitsache; aber es kommt der andere und forscht ihn aus.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, But when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ יבא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃
World English Bible
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible (Catholic)
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible British Edition
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible Classic
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible Updated
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World Messianic Bible
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
Young's Literal Translation
Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
SEPTUAGINTA
δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ, ὡς δ' ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται.
Brenton Septuagint
Δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ, ὡς δʼ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Чел каре ворбеште ынтый ын причина луй паре кэ аре дрептате, дар вине челэлалт ши-л я ла черчетаре.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Первий в свойму спорі — правий, та приходить його противник, й перевірює справу.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Первий в свойму спорі — правий, та приходить його противник, й перевірює справу.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Праведан се чини ко је први у својој распри, али кад дође ближњи његов, испитује се.
Russian Synodal Bible
Первый в тяжбе своей прав, но приходит соперник его и исследывает его.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשֹׁ֣ון בְּרִיבֹ֑ו *יָבֹא־ (וּבָֽא)־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֹֽו׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
צדיק הראשון בריבו יבא רעהו וחקרו׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
اَلْأَوَّلُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ مُحِقٌّ، فَيَأْتِي رَفِيقُهُ وَيَفْحَصُهُ.
Old Persion Version Bible
هرکه در دعوی خود اول آید صادق مینماید، اما حریفش میآید و او را میآزماید.
Judson Burmese Bible
ကိုယ် အမှု ကို အဦး စောင့်၍ပြောသောသူသည် ဖြောင့်မတ် ရာသို့ရောက်သော်လည်း၊ အိမ်နီးချင်း လာ ၍ စစ်ကြော တတ်၏။
Korean Bible 1910
송사에 원고의 말이 바른 것 같으나 그 피고가 와서 밝히느니라
Japanese Freedom Bible
最初に自分の訴えを述べる者は正しく見える。 しかし、相手が来て問いただすまで。
World Chinese Bible
先陈述自己案件的，似乎有理—— 直到另一方来到盘问他。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
先诉情由的，似乎有理； 但邻舍来到，就察出实情。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
先訴情由的，似乎有理； 但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Aquele que primeiro mostra sua causa parece ser justo; mas somente até que outro venha, e o investigue.
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Mashi Bible
Orhangiderha aha ngombe ye bahà n’olubanja, erhi owâbo ayisha balushubiremwo.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Wer sich in seinem Prozeß zuerst verteidigen darf, hat Recht; dann kommt der andere und forscht ihn aus.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El hombre que primero presenta su causa ante el juez parece tener razón; pero luego viene su vecino y pone su causa y expone la verdad.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El primero que se defiende parece ser justo, Hasta que llega su prójimo y lo investiga.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
He that is harishon (the first) to make his case seemeth tzaddik, but his re'a cometh and doth cross-examine him.
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