Verse 7

One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Noen later som om de er rike, men har ingenting; andre har lite, men er store i sitt indre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som later som han er rik, og likevel har ingenting, og den som later som han er fattig, og likevel har store rikdommer.

• Norsk King James

  Noen gjør seg rike, men ender opp fattige; andre blir fattige, men eier store rikdommer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det finnes de som gir inntrykk av å være rik og likevel eier ingenting, og de som gir inntrykk av å være fattig men eier mye.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Noen later som de er rike, men har ingenting; andre later som de er fattige, men har stor rikdom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er de som gjør seg rike, men har ingenting, og de som gjør seg fattige, men har store rikdommer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det finnes den som gjør seg selv rik, men som egentlig eier ingenting, og den som gjør seg selv fattig, men har store rikdommer.

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

  Det er de som gjør seg rike, men har ingenting, og de som gjør seg fattige, men har store rikdommer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Noen gjør seg rike og har ingenting, mens andre gjør seg fattige og har stor rikdom.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det finnes den som later som han er rik, men ikke har noen ting, og den som later som han er fattig, men har stor rikdom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der er den, som holder sig rig og (haver) slet Intet, og den, som holder sig fattig og (haver) meget Gods.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det finnes de som gjør seg rike, men som ikke har noe; og det finnes de som gjør seg fattige, men som har stor rikdom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Noen later som de er rike, men har ingenting. Noen later som de er fattige, men har stor rikdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det finnes de som gjør seg rike, men har ingenting, og de som gjør seg fattige, men rikdom er overflod.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er de som gjør seg rike, men som ikke har noe; det er de som gjør seg fattige, men som har stor rikdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En mann kan late som han er rik, men eier ingenting; en annen kan synes fattig, men er svært rik.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 18:11-14 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13 'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
• 1 Cor 4:10-11 : 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.
• 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
• Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.
• Rev 2:9 : 9 I know your works, your tribulation, and your poverty (though you are rich), and the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
• 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 1 Cor 4:8 : 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you!
• Prov 11:24 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.
• Prov 12:9 : 9 Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.
• Prov 13:11 : 11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
• Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
• Luke 12:21 : 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
• Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.