Verse 32

But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den som har samleie med en kvinne er uten omtanke; den som gjør det, ødelegger sitt eget liv.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men den som driver hor med en kvinne er uten forstand; den som gjør det ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Norsk King James

  Men den som begår ekteskapsbrudd med en kvinne mangler forstand; han som gjør dette ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som driver hor med en kvinne er uten forstand; den som ødelegger sin sjel, han gjør det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den som driver hor med en kvinne er uten forstand; den som gjør det, ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men den som gjør hor med en kvinne mangler forstand; den som gjør det, ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som begår utroskap med en kvinne, mangler forstand, for han ødelegger sin egen sjel.

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

  Men den som gjør hor med en kvinne mangler forstand; den som gjør det, ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som driver utroskap med en kvinne mangler forstand; den som gjør det, ødelegger seg selv.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den som begår ekteskapsbrudd med en kvinne er uten forstand; han ødelegger seg selv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men den, som bedriver Hor med en Qvinde, (ham) fattes Forstand; den, som vil fordærve sin Sjæl, han, han maa gjøre det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men den som begår ekteskapsbrudd med en kvinne, mangler forstand: han ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he who does it destroys his own soul.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som bedrar med en kvinne, mangler forstand; den som gjør det, ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den som begår ekteskapsbrudd mangler forstand, Han ødelegger sin sjel, den som gjør det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som driver utroskap med en kvinne mangler forstand: Han ødelegger sin egen sjel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som stjeler en annens kone, mangler all forstand: han er årsaken til ødeleggelse for sin sjel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But who so comitteth aduoutrie with a woma, he is a foole, and bryngeth his life to destruccion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  He who committeth adultery `with' a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 7:7 : 7 And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.
• Prov 7:22-23 : 22 He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles. 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
• Gen 39:9-9 : 9 "No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to lie with her or even be with her.
• Gen 41:39 : 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.'
• Exod 20:14 : 14 You shall not commit adultery.
• Prov 2:18-19 : 18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed spirits. 19 None who go to her return, nor do they reach the paths of life.
• Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• Prov 5:22-23 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin. 23 He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.
• Prov 8:36 : 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.
• Prov 9:4 : 4 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:
• Prov 9:16-18 : 16 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says: 17 Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious. 18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
• Eccl 7:25-26 : 25 I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly. 26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.
• Jer 5:8 : 8 They were like well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
• Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
• Ezek 18:31 : 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
• Hos 4:11-12 : 11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding. 12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their staffs provide guidance for them. A spirit of prostitution has led them astray; they have been unfaithful under their God.
• Hos 13:9 : 9 It has destroyed you, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.
• Rom 1:22-24 : 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools. 23 And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.