Verse 3

It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er en ære å unngå konflikt; men enhver dåre gir etter for krangel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er til ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men enhver tåpe vil blande seg inn.

• Norsk King James

  Det er en ære for en mann å trekke seg fra strid; men enhver dåre vil blande seg inn i.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg borte fra stridigheter, men enhver dåre vil blande seg inn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er til ære for en mann å holde seg borte fra strid, men enhver dåre viser sitt sinne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men enhver dåre vil innblande seg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er en ære for en mann å legge ned strid, men enhver tåpe vil blande seg inn.

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

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men enhver dåre vil innblande seg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er en manns ære å holde seg borte fra krangel, men enhver tåpe er rask til å krangle.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men enhver dåre er snar til å hisse seg opp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er en Mand en Ære at blive fra Trætte, men hver Daare blander sig derudi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er en ære for en mann å avstå fra strid, men enhver dåre vil blande seg inn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er til ære for en mann å holde seg borte fra strid, men enhver tåpe vil krangle.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg borte fra strid, men enhver dåre blander seg inn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men enhver dåre vil krangle.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er en ære for en mann å holde seg unna strid, men dåren søker alltid krig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.
• Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
• Prov 19:11 : 11 A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
• Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
• Prov 16:32 : 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
• 2 Kgs 14:9 : 9 Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, 'A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
• Prov 14:17 : 17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.
• Prov 21:24 : 24 The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.
• Prov 25:8-9 : 8 Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame. 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret. 10 Lest the one who hears it brings shame upon you, and your slander is not retracted.
• Eph 1:6-8 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8 which He lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding.
• Eph 4:32-5:1 : 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ. 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
• Jas 3:14 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth.
• Jas 4:1 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts?