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Proverbs 18:17

NETBible	The first to state his case¹ seems² right, until his opponent³ begins to⁴ cross-examine him.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 18:17	The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:17	The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 18:17	Any story sounds true until someone sets the record straight.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 18:17	The first speech in a court case is always convincing--until the cross-examination starts!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 18:17	The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 18:17	The one who first states a case seems right, until the other comes and cross-examines.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 18:17	The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
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KJV	[He that is] first <07223> in his own cause <07379> [seemeth] just <06662>_; but his neighbour <07453> cometh <0935> (8804) (8675) <0935> (8799) and searcheth <02713> (8804) him.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:17	The first <07223> to plead <07379> his case <07379> seems right <06662> , Until another <07453> comes <0935> and examines <02713> him.
LXXM	dikaiov <1342> A-NSM eautou <1438> D-GSM kathgorov {N-NSM} en <1722> PREP prwtologia {N-DSF} wv <3739> CONJ d <1161> PRT an <302> PRT epibalh <1911> V-AAS-3S o <3588> T-NSM antidikov <476> A-NSM elegcetai <1651> V-PMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The first <07223> to state his case <07379> seems right <06662> , until his opponent begins <0935> to cross-examine <02713> <0935> him.
HEBREW	wrqxw <02713> wher <0935> *abw {aby} <0935> wbyrb <07379> Nwsarh <07223> qydu (18:17) <06662>

NETBible

The first to state his case¹ seems² right, until his opponent³ begins to⁴ cross-examine him.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “in his legal case”; NAB “who pleads his case first.”

²tn The term “seems” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness (cf. KJV “seemeth”).

³tn Heb “his neighbor”; NRSV “the other.”

⁴tn Heb “comes and.” The Kethib is the imperfect יָבֹא (yavo’), and the Qere is the conjunction with the participle/perfect tense form וּבָא (uva’). The latter is reflected in most of the ancient versions. There is not an appreciable difference in the translations, except for the use of the conjunction.

⁵sn The proverb is a continuous sentence teaching that there must be cross-examination to settle legal disputes. There are two sides in any disputes, and so even though the first to present his case sounds right, it must be challenged. The verb הָקַר (haqar, translated “cross-examines”) is used for careful, diligent searching and investigating to know something (e.g., Ps 139:1).