Verse 6

For the fool speaks folly, and his heart inclines toward wickedness: to practice ungodliness and to speak error about the Lord, leaving the hungry unsatisfied and depriving the thirsty of drink.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For en dårer taler dårskap, og hans hjerte driver med ondsinnethet ved å handle ugudelig og tale svikefullt mot Herren, ved å forsømme den sultne sjel og hindre den tørste fra å få drikke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For den skammelige taler skamløst, og hans hjerte planlegger ondskap, for å drive med hykleri og tale løgn mot Herren, for å gjøre de sultnes sjel tom, og han vil la de tørstes drikk mangle.

• Norsk King James

  For den onde taler med forakt, og hjertet hans er fylt med urett; han fremmer hykleri og uttaler løgner mot Herren, for å lede den sultne sjelen på avveie, og han vil la den tørste lide.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For en dåre taler dårskap, og hans hjerte planlegger det som er ondt, han fremmer hykleri og taler løgn mot Herren, så de sultne sjeler blir uten mat, og de tørste mangler drikke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For dårskap taler dårens hjerte og utfører ondt, han utøver hykleri for å si løgn mot Herren, han lar den sultne sjelen gå uten mat og holder den tørste uten vann.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For den nedrige vil tale skjendig, og hans hjerte vil utføre ondskap, praktisere hykleri, og uttale feil mot Herren, for å gjøre den sultnes sjel tom, og han vil la den tørstiges drikk svikte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For den skamløse vil fremføre ondskap, og hans hjerte vil utarbeide urett; han vil praktisere hykleri og fremsette feil mot HERREN, for å tømme den sultnes sjel, og han vil la den tørstes drikk svikte.

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

  For den nedrige vil tale skjendig, og hans hjerte vil utføre ondskap, praktisere hykleri, og uttale feil mot Herren, for å gjøre den sultnes sjel tom, og han vil la den tørstiges drikk svikte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dåren taler dårlig, og hans hjerte planlegger ugjerning. Han bedriver gudløshet og taler vranglære mot Herren, lar den sultne sjel sulte og nekter den tørste drikke.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For en dåre taler dårskap, og hans hjerte handler uredelig; for å gjøre ugudelighet og tale løgn om Herren, for å sulte ut den sultne sjel og nekte den tørste drikk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi en Daare taler Daarlighed, og hans Hjerte gjør Uret, at komme Hykleri afsted og at tale Vildfarelse imod Herren, at lade en hungrig Sjæl blive tom og lade en tørstig fattes Drik.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For den usle personen vil tale ondskap, og hans hjerte vil gjøre urett, drive med hykleri, og tale feil mot Herren, for å tømme den hungriges sjel, og han vil få den tørstiges drikk til å svikte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make the soul of the hungry empty, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For den dumme vil tale dårskap, og hans hjerte vil produsere ondskap, han praktiserer uanstendighet og uttaler feil mot Herren, slik at den sultnes sjel blir tom, og den tørstiges drikk svikter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For en dåre taler dårskap, og hans hjerte gjør urett, til å handle med vanhelligelse og snakke feilaktig om Herren, til å tømme sjelene til de sultne, og til å forårsake at de tørste mangler drikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dåren vil tale dårskap, og hans hjerte vil drive med urettferdighet, for å utøve ugudelighet, og å tale feil mot Herren, for å tømme den sultnes sjel og la den tørstendes drikke svikte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For den tåpelige mann vil si tåpelige ting, med onde tanker i sitt hjerte, gjøre urene handlinger, og tale falskt om Herren, for å holde mat fra den som trenger det, og vann fra den som lengter etter det.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the churle wil be churlishly mynded, and his hert wil worke euell and playe the ypocrite, and ymagyn abhominacios agaynst God, to make the hungrie leane, and to withholde drinke from the thurstie:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the nigarde will speake of nigardnesse, and his heart will worke iniquitie, and do wickedly, and speake falsely against the Lorde, to make emptie the hungrie soule, and to cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye, and his heart wyll worke euyll, and play the hypocrite, and imagine abhominations against God, to make the hungry leane, and to withholde drinke from the thirstie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the LORD; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 3:15 : 15 'Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?' declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.
• 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.
• 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters. 11 Should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men from who knows where?"
• Job 22:5-9 : 5 Is not your wickedness great and your iniquities without end? 6 For you have taken pledges from your brothers without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
• Job 24:2-9 : 2 People remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them. 3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as security. 4 They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together. 5 Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they go out for their work diligently seeking prey; the steppe provides food for their children. 6 In the fields, they reap the fodder; they glean the vineyard of the wicked. 7 They spend the night naked without clothing, having no covering in the cold. 8 They are drenched by the mountain rains and embrace the rocks for lack of shelter. 9 They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge. 10 They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry. 11 They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty. 12 From the city, the dying groan, and the life of the wounded cries out, but God does not regard their folly. 13 They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways nor stay on its paths. 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief. 15 The adulterer waits for twilight, saying, 'No one will see me,' and he disguises his face. 16 In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
• Ps 58:1-2 : 1 For the director, 'Do Not Destroy,' a Miktam of David. 2 Do you rulers truly speak justice? Do you judge people with fairness?
• Prov 11:24-26 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. 26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing rests on the one who sells it.
• Prov 19:3 : 3 A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
• Isa 9:17 : 17 For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns. It sets the thickets of the forest ablaze, and they roll upward in columns of smoke.
• Jer 13:23 : 23 Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Likewise, you are unable to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
• Hos 7:6-7 : 6 Their hearts are like an oven as they plot; all night their anger smolders, in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. 7 All of them are hot like an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none call on me.
• Amos 2:6-7 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.' 7 'They trample on the dust of the earth on the heads of the poor and obstruct the way of the afflicted. A man and his father go to the same girl, so that they profane My holy name.'
• Amos 8:6 : 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
• Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.
• Mic 3:1-3 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
• Matt 12:34-36 : 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person brings out good things from the good treasure of his heart, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure. 36 I tell you, on the Day of Judgment, people will give an account for every idle word they speak.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and slanders.
• Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
• Acts 5:3-4 : 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land? 4 'Did it not remain yours while it was unsold? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God.'
• Acts 8:21-22 : 21 You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each person is tempted when they are drawn away and enticed by their own desire. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
• Jas 3:5-6 : 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Consider how a small fire sets a great forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.