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Proverbs 18:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 18:19

Theological / Devotional

Offended. It is difficult to translate the Hebrew of the first clause, as is indicated by the large number of supplied words in the KJV. The LXX renders this verse, "A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is as strong as a well-founded palace." It is impossible to determine which reading is correct. Either makes a significant observation. The bitterness of civil wars and family feuds serves to illustrate the truth of the statement in the KJV.

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