Ezekiel 16:44

“Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Ezekiel 16:44

� Behold, euery one that vseth prouerbs, shall vse this prouerbe against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ezekiel chapter 16

"Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote {this} proverb concerning you, saying, 'Like mother, like daughter.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use `this' proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- American Standard Version (1901)

See, in every common saying about you it will be said, As the mother is, so is her daughter.
- Basic English Bible

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall speak in a proverb against thee, saying, As the mother, [so is] her daughter!
- Darby Bible

Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.
- Douay Rheims Bible

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- Webster's Bible

Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use [this] proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- World English Bible

Lo, every one using a simile, Doth use a simile concerning thee, saying: As the mother -- her daughter!
- Youngs Literal Bible

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Olaniyan Timothy Adeyemi's comment on 2013-07-10 01:21:30:

Does it mean every character exhibited by a female child is inherited from her mother?

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