Verse 8

A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den vise tar imot råd, men den tåpelige fører seg selv til fall med sin tale.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som er vis i hjertet tar imot bud, men en skravlete dåre faller.

• Norsk King James

  Den kloke vil ta imot formaninger; men en sladdertorsk skal falle.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som er vis i hjertet, vil følge budene, men den med tåpelige lepper vil bli styrtet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den vise tar imot bud, men den tåpelige med leppene kommer på avveie.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den vise i hjertet tar imot bud, men en pratmaker vil falle.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De vise i hjertet vil ta imot budene, men en småpratende tåpe vil snuble.

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

  Den vise i hjertet tar imot bud, men en pratmaker vil falle.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den vise tar imot bud, men den tåpelige som snakker for mye, kommer til fall.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den vise tar imot bud, men en pratmaker går til grunne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Den, som er) viis af Hjertet, antager Budene, men (den, som haver) daarlige Læber, skal kuldkastes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a ating fool shall fall.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den vise i hjertet tar imot bud, men en bablende narr faller.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den kloke tar imot bud, men en skravlete dåre vil falle.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den kloke i hjertet tar imot bud, men en snakkesalig tåpe møter motgang.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den vise i hjertet tar imot bud, men en snakkesalig tosk vil falle.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den vise lar seg lede av fornuft, men den som snakker tåpelig, faller.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The wise in heart accept commandments, But a chattering fool will fall.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.
• Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
• Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
• Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
• Prov 13:3 : 3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
• Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
• Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
• Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.
• Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
• Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
• Prov 10:10 : 10 The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.