YLT
KJV
16. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

ASV
16. For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

ESV
16. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

ERVEN
16. People always use the name of someone greater than themselves to make a promise with an oath. The oath proves that what they say is true, and there is no more arguing about it.

NLT
16. Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

WEB
16. For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

NET
16. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

NLV
16. When men make a promise, they use a name greater than themselves. They do this to make sure they will do what they promise. In this way, no one argues about it.

HCSB
16. For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

LITV
16. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath to make things sure is to them the end of all gainsaying.

RV
16. For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

NCV
16. People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.

MKJV
16. For men truly swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

AKJV
16. For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

LXXEN



KJV
16. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

AMP
16. Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].

KJVP
16. For G1063 CONJ men G444 N-NPM verily G3303 PRT swear G3660 V-PAI-3P by G2596 PREP the G3588 T-GSM greater G3187 : and G2532 CONJ an oath G3727 N-NSM for G1519 PREP confirmation G951 N-ASF [ is ] to them G846 P-DPM an end G4009 N-NSN of all G3956 A-GSF strife G485 N-GSF .

YLT
16. for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

ASV
16. For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

WEB
16. For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

NASB
16. Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves; for them an oath serves as a guarantee and puts an end to all argument.

ESV
16. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

RV
16. For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

RSV
16. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

NKJV
16. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation [is] for them an end of all dispute.

MKJV
16. For men truly swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

AKJV
16. For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

NRSV
16. Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.

NIV
16. Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

NIRV
16. People take oaths by someone greater than themselves. An oath makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.

NLT
16. Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

MSG
16. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they'll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up.

GNB
16. When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.

NET
16. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

ERVEN
16. People always use the name of someone greater than themselves to make a promise with an oath. The oath proves that what they say is true, and there is no more arguing about it.