RV
KJV
21. That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
ASV
21. that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
ESV
21. who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.
ERVEN
21. (They lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)
NLT
21. Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
WEB
21. that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.
NET
21. those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.
NLV
21. Those who say something to make a man seem to be in the wrong, and who trap the one who acts as a judge at the gate, and who tell lies to cause a good man to be punished, will be cut off.
HCSB
21. those who, with [their] speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap at the gate for the mediator, and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
YLT
21. Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
LITV
21. those who make a man sin by a word, even laying a trap for the reprover in the gate, and turn aside the just for a worthless thing.
NCV
21. those who lie about others in court, those who trap people in court, those who lie and take justice from innocent people in court.
MKJV
21. those who make a man guilty by a word, and lay a trap for the reprover in the gate, and turn aside the just for a worthless thing.
AKJV
21. That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.
LXXEN
21. and they that cause men to sin by a word: and men shall make all that reprove in the gates an offence, because they have unjustly turned aside the righteous.
KJV
21. That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
AMP
21. Those who make a man an offender and bring condemnation upon him with a word, and lay a trap for him who upholds justice at the city gate, and thrust aside the innocent and truly righteous with an empty plea.
KJVP
21. That make a man an offender H2398 for a word H1697 B-NMS , and lay a snare H6983 for him that reproveth H3198 in the gate H8179 , and turn aside H5186 the just H6662 for a thing of naught H8414 .
YLT
21. Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
ASV
21. that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
WEB
21. that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.
NASB
21. those whose mere word condemns a man, Who ensnare his defender at the gate, and leave the just man with an empty claim.
ESV
21. who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.
RV
21. that make a man an offender in a cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
RSV
21. who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.
NKJV
21. Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.
MKJV
21. those who make a man guilty by a word, and lay a trap for the reprover in the gate, and turn aside the just for a worthless thing.
AKJV
21. That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.
NRSV
21. those who cause a person to lose a lawsuit, who set a trap for the arbiter in the gate, and without grounds deny justice to the one in the right.
NIV
21. those who with a word make a man out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
NIRV
21. Without any proof, they claim that a man is guilty. In court they try to trap the one who speaks up for others. By using dishonest witnesses they keep those who aren't guilty from being treated fairly.
NLT
21. Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
MSG
21. Gone the people who corrupted the courts, gone the people who cheated the poor, gone the people who victimized the innocent.
GNB
21. God will destroy those who slander others, those who prevent the punishment of criminals, and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice.
NET
21. those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.
ERVEN
21. (They lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)