Proverbs 18:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁷The one who first states a case seems right,
until the other comes and cross-examines.

Proverbs 18:17

New International Version

¹⁷In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

⁵Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their own eyes.^(A)

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.^(A)

¹²Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for fools than for them.^(A)

¹²Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?^(A)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.^(B)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)