Verse 5

Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det går godt med den som låner ut med glede og hjelper andre; han forvalter sine saker med integritet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det går godt for den som viser nåde og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Norsk King James

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner; han håndterer sine anliggender med visdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En god mann viser nåde og låner ut; han vil håndtere sine saker rettferdig foran dommen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det går godt for den som er nådig og låner ut, han styrer sine saker med rett.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med kløkt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En god mann viser gunst og låner ut; han fører sine anliggender med omhu.

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

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med kløkt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det går godt for den som viser nåde og låner ut, som styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  God er den mann som er nådig og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En god Mand forbarmer sig og udlaaner; han skal komme afsted med sine Sager for Dommen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med klokskap.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det går godt for den som er gavmild og låner ut, som fører sin sak med rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  God er den som er nådig og låner, som styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det går godt med den som handler nådig og låner ut; han skal føre sin sak rettferdig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er vel for den som er godhjertet og gir fritt til andre; han vil forsvare sin sak når han blir dømt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Good `is' the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:25-26 : 25 I was young, and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread. 26 All day long he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.
• Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.
• Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless— 18 but from my youth I raised him as a father would, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— 19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments, 20 and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep—
• Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
• Prov 2:20 : 20 So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
• Prov 12:2 : 2 A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.
• Prov 17:18 : 18 A person who lacks sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for their neighbor.
• Prov 18:9 : 9 A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.
• Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge, or who puts up security for debts. 27 If you lack the means to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
• Prov 24:27 : 27 Prepare your work outside and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
• Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds. 24 For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations. 25 When the hay is removed, and new growth appears, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered, 26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. 27 There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your servant girls.
• Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
• Luke 23:50 : 50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, who was a good and righteous man.
• John 6:12 : 12 When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'
• Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.
• Rom 5:7 : 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one might dare even to die.
• Rom 12:11 : 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord with a fervent spirit.
• Eph 5:15 : 15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.
• Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.