Verse 22

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En grådig mann jager etter rikdom og vet ikke at fattigdom vil komme over ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som er hastig til å bli rik, har et ondt øye, og han forstår ikke at fattigdom skal komme over ham.

• Norsk King James

  Den som haster for å bli rik, har onde hensikter og vurderer ikke at fattigdom skal komme over ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som haster etter rikdom, er grådig og forstår ikke at han skal lide nød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En grådig mann har hastverk etter rikdom, og han innser ikke at fattigdom vil komme over ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den som skynder seg etter rikdom, har et ondt øye og skjønner ikke at fattigdom vil komme over ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som haster etter rikdom, har et ondt øye og ser ikke at fattigdom vil ramme ham.

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

  Den som skynder seg etter rikdom, har et ondt øye og skjønner ikke at fattigdom vil komme over ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som er hastig etter rikdom, er en misunnelig mann, og han vet ikke at fattigdom skal komme over ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En grådig mann skynder seg etter rikdom, og han skjønner ikke at fattigdom skal komme over ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo, som haster til (at faae meget) Gods, er en Mand, som haver et ondt Øie, og kjender ikke, at Mangel skal komme paa ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som haster etter å bli rik har et ond øye og tenker ikke på at fattigdom skal komme over ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En gjerrig mann skynder seg etter rikdom, og vet ikke at fattigdom venter på ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En grådig mann med et ondt øye jag etter rikdom uten å vite at nød vil komme over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som har et ondt øye jager etter rikdom, og vet ikke at nød skal komme over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som alltid lengter etter rikdom løper etter penger, og skjønner ikke at nød vil komme over ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 23:6 : 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.
• Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
• 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Matt 20:15 : 15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
• Mark 7:22 : 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
• Gen 13:10-13 : 10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. 11 So Lot chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus, they separated from each other. 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.
• Gen 19:17 : 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
• Job 20:18-22 : 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it. 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build. 20 Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures. 21 Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. 22 In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.
• Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay, 17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver.