Verse 12

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For visdom beskytter like mye som penger, men kunnskap gir liv til dem som har den.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For visdom er en beskyttelse, og penger er en beskyttelse; men kunnskapens fortreffelighet er at visdom gir liv til dem som har den.

• Norsk King James

  For visdom er et vern, og penger er et vern; men visdom er bedre, for den gir liv til dem som har den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For visdom gir beskyttelse slik penger gir beskyttelse, men kunnskapens fordel er at visdommen gir liv til dem som har den.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For som skyggen av visdom, slik er også skyggen av penger, men kunnskapen er at visdom gir liv til sin eier.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For visdom er en beskyttelse, og penger er en beskyttelse; men visdoms fortreffelighet er at den gir liv til dem som har den.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For visdom er en vern, og penger er også et vern; men det ypperste med kunnskap er at visdom gir liv til dem som har den.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For visdom er en beskyttelse, og penger er en beskyttelse; men visdoms fortreffelighet er at den gir liv til dem som har den.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For visdom er som skyggen av penger, men fordelen med kunnskap er at visdom gir liv til dem som har den.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For visdom gir beskyttelse som penger gir beskyttelse; men visdommens fordel er at den gir liv til dem som har den.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi (Nogle ere) under Viisdoms Skygge, (Nogle) under Penges Skygge, men Forstand haver den Fordeel, at Viisdommen kan holde dem i Live, som eie den.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For visdom er en beskyttelse, og penger er en beskyttelse; men kunnskapens fortreffelighet er at visdommen gir liv til dem som har den.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For visdom er en vern, likesom penger er en vern; men kunnskapens fortrinn er at visdom bevarer livet til den som har den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For visdom er en beskyttelse, penger er en beskyttelse, men kunnskapen om visdom gir liv til dem som eier den.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For visdom er et vern som penger er et vern; men kunnskapens overlegenhet er at visdom bevarer livene til dem som har den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Visdom beskytter en mann like mye som penger, men kunnskapens verdi er at visdom gir liv til den som eier den.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For wy?dome defendeth as well as moneye, and the excellent knowlege and wy?dome geueth life vnto him that hath it in possession.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (7:14) For man shall rest in the shadowe of wisedome, and in the shadowe of siluer: but the excellencie of the knowledge of wisedome giueth life to the possessers thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
• Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
• Prov 9:11 : 11 For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
• Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
• Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
• Prov 18:10-11 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. 11 The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.
• Isa 30:2 : 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
• Isa 32:2 : 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
• Isa 33:6 : 6 He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.
• John 12:50 : 50 I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.
• John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,
• Deut 30:19-20 : 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.
• Deut 32:47 : 47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
• Judg 9:15 : 15 The bramble said to the trees, 'If you truly mean to anoint me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'
• Job 1:10 : 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.'
• Job 22:21-25 : 21 Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you. 22 Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent, 24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chief musician: Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave.
• Prov 2:7 : 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
• Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,