Verse 24

The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Livets vei fører oppover for den som handler klokt, så han kan unnslippe dødsriket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Livets vei går oppover for den vise for å unngå dødsriket nedenfor.

• Norsk King James

  Livets vei er for den vise, så han kan vende seg bort fra helvete nedenfor.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Visdommens vei fører oppover til liv, så man slipper å gå ned til dødsriket.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De klokes vei leder oppover for å unnfly dødsriket nedenfor.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Livets vei fører oppover for den vise, for at han skal unnslippe dødsriket der nede.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den vise ser livets vei fra oven, slik at han kan unngå å falle ned i helvete.

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

  Livets vei fører oppover for den vise, for at han skal unnslippe dødsriket der nede.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til livets sti ledes den forstandige, så han kan unngå dødsriket der nede.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Veien til livet går oppover for den som er klok, så han kan unngå dødsriket nedenfor.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Livsens Vei er for den Kloge oventil, paa det han skal undvige Helvede nedentil.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den vises vei går oppover mot livet for å unngå dødsriket nedenunder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Livets vei fører oppover for den vise, så han holdes borte fra dødsriket nedenfor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For den vise er livets sti oppad for å unngå dødsriket under.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den klokes vei går oppover mot livet, så han kan unna seg helvetes undergang.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Visdoms vei er en livets sti, som leder bort fra dødsriket.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The path of life leads upward for the wise, To keep him from going downward to Sheol.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 2:18 : 18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed spirits.
• Phil 3:20 : 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• Col 3:1-2 : 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth.
• Ps 16:11 : 11 You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
• Ps 139:24 : 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
• Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
• Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
• Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.
• Prov 23:14 : 14 You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.
• Jer 21:8 : 8 Now you shall also say to this people: "Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
• Matt 7:14 : 14 For the gate is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'