Verse 5

If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis dere bare kunne tie, ville det være vise.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om dere bare ville tie helt stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk King James

  Å, alle sammen, vær stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis dere ville tie helt stille, ville det være visdom fra dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvorfor gir dere ikke stillhet og la det være deres visdom?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å, om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, om dere helt ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

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

  Å, om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om dere bare ville tie, så ville det være til deres visdom.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Å, hvis dere bare ville tie stille, da ville det bli ansett som visdom for dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gid I vilde aldeles tie, saa skulde det vorde eder til Viisdom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Måtte dere holde helt stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Oh that you would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdom.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om dere bare ville være helt stille! Da ville dere være vise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om dere bare ville tie stille, det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om dere bare ville være stille, ville det vært et tegn på klokskap!

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wolde God ye kepte youre tonge, that ye might be taken for wyse men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

• World English Bible (2000)

  Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:28 : 28 Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.
• Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
• Job 13:13 : 13 Be silent and let me speak. Whatever happens to me, let it come!
• Job 16:3 : 3 Will your words of wind never end? Or what provokes you to answer?
• Job 18:2 : 2 How long will you keep putting an end to words? Consider, and then we will speak.
• Job 19:2 : 2 How long will you torment my soul and crush me with words?
• Job 21:2-3 : 2 Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation. 3 Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, you may mock.
• Job 32:1 : 1 So these three men stopped answering Job because he considered himself righteous in his own eyes.
• Job 11:3 : 3 Will your empty talk silence others? Will you mock without anyone to rebuke you?
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.