Verse 23

In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alt arbeid gir utbytte, men tomme ord fører kun til tap.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  I alt arbeid er det profitt, men tomt snakk fører kun til fattigdom.

• Norsk King James

  I alt arbeid er det gevinst; men skravlingen fører bare til fattigdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  I alt strevsomt arbeid finnes det fortjeneste, men tomt snakk fører bare til mangel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  I alt strev er det vinning, men munnhuggeri fører bare til fattigdom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  I alt arbeid er det nytte, men leppens tale fører bare til fattigdom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I alt arbeid finnes det nytte, men tomt leppeprat fører bare til fattigdom.

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

  I alt arbeid er det nytte, men leppens tale fører bare til fattigdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I alt strev er det vinning, men tomt prat fører bare til mangel.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  I alt arbeid er det vinning, men tomt snakk fører bare til tap.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I alt smerteligt (Arbeide) er der Fordeel, men (hvor der ikkun ere) Læbers Ord, (der kommer det) aleneste til Mangel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In all labour there is ofit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  I alt arbeid er det fortjeneste, men munntemas snakk fører bare til fattigdom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  I alt strev er det inntekt, men leppenes prat fører bare til fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  I all arbeide er det vinning, men tomt prat fører kun til tap.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  I alt arbeid er det gevinst, men munnen er bare fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I alt hardt arbeid er det gevinst, men tomprat gjør en mann fattig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
• Prov 28:19 : 19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
• John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
• 2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat. 11 We hear that some among you are living idle lives, refusing to work and instead becoming busybodies. 12 To such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own living.
• Heb 6:10-11 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized.
• 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they should not.
• 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.
• Prov 10:10 : 10 The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.