KJV
ASV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
ESV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
ERVEN
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one fool can destroy much good.
NLT
18. Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
WEB
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.
NET
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
NLV
18. Wisdom is better than objects used in war, but one sinner destroys much good.
HCSB
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much good.
YLT
18. Better [is] wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
LITV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of conflict; but one sinner destroys much good.
RV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
NCV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much good.
MKJV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.
AKJV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroys much good.
LXXEN
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.
KJV
18. Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
AMP
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
KJVP
18. Wisdom H2451 NFS [ is ] better H2896 NFS than weapons H3627 of war H7128 NMS : but one H259 MMS sinner H2398 destroyeth H6 much H7235 good H2896 NFS .
YLT
18. Better [is] wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
ASV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
WEB
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.
NASB
18. "A fly that dies can spoil the perfumer's ointment, and a single slip can ruin much that is good."
ESV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
RV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
RSV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
NKJV
18. Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good."
MKJV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.
AKJV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroys much good.
NRSV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.
NIV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
NIRV
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.
NLT
18. Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
MSG
18. Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth.
GNB
18. Wisdom does more good than weapons, but one sinner can undo a lot of good.
NET
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
ERVEN
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one fool can destroy much good.