Verse 19

Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk blant de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Bedre er det å være av ydmyk ånd med de lave enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Norsk King James

  Bedre er det å ha en ydmyk ånd med de ydmyke, enn å dele byttet med de stolte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk sammen med de sagtmodige, enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk blant de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk sammen med de fattige enn å dele byttet med de stolte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er bedre å ha et ydmykt sinn sammen med de lave, enn å dele byttet med de stolte.

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

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk sammen med de fattige enn å dele byttet med de stolte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bedre å være ydmyk blant de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Bedre å være ydmyk sammen med de fattige, enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre (at være) ringe i Aanden med de Sagtmodige, end at dele Rov med de Hovmodige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the oud.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er bedre å ha en ydmyk ånd med de fattige enn å dele bytte med stolte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  It is better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er bedre å ha en ydmyk ånd med de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bedre er ydmykhetens ånd med de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er bedre å være ydmyk sammen med de fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Bedre er det å være ydmyk blant fattige enn å dele bytte med de stolte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Better it is to be of humble mynde wt the lowly, then to deuyde ye spoyles wt ye proude.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly, the to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
• Exod 15:9 : 9 The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.'
• Ps 34:18 : 18 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles.
• Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
• Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
• Isa 9:3 : 3 For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, as on the day of Midian’s defeat.
• Isa 10:6 : 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isa 10:13-15 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp. 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
• Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 18:13-14 : 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.'