Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.13.14", "source": "תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*tôrat ḥākām məqôr ḥayyîm lāsûr mimmōqəšê māwet*", "grammar": { "*tôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - instruction/law of", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise person", "*məqôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fountain/source of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*lāsûr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to turn away from", "*mimmōqəšê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from snares of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death" }, "variants": { "*tôrat*": "instruction/law/teaching", "*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage", "*məqôr*": "fountain/source/wellspring", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*lāsûr*": "to turn away from/to depart from", "*mōqəšê*": "snares/traps", "*māwet*": "death/mortality" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De vises lære er en kilde til liv, som gjør en i stand til å unngå dødsfeller.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den vises lov er en livets kilde, for å flykte fra dødens snarer.

• Norsk King James

  Loven til de vise er en kilde til liv, som fører bort fra dødens feller.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den vises lærdom er en livskilde for å unngå dødens feller.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De vises lære er en livets kilde; den vender en bort fra dødens snarer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De klokkes lov er en livets kilde for å unnslippe dødens feller.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De vises lov er en livskilde, som befrier en fra dødens snarer.

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

  De klokkes lov er en livets kilde for å unnslippe dødens feller.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den vises lære er en livets kilde til å vende bort fra dødens snarer.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den vises lære er en livets kilde for å unngå dødens snarer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den Vises Lærdom er Livets Kilde til at vige fra Dødens Snarer.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De vises lov er en livets kilde, som kan frelse fra dødens feller.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De vises lære er en kilde til liv for å vende seg fra dødens snarer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De klokes lov er en kilde til liv, for å vike fra dødens snarer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De vises lov er en livets kilde, slik at man kan unnslippe dødens feller.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De vises lære er en livskilde, som vender mennesker bort fra dødens snarer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The lawe is a wel of life vnto the wyse, that it maye kepe him from the snares of death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, To turn from the snares of death.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The law of the wise `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.11", "source": "מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃", "text": "*məqôr* *ḥayyîm* *pî* *ṣaddîq* *û-pî* *rəšāʿîm* *yəkasseh* *ḥāmās*", "grammar": { "*məqôr*": "masculine singular construct - fountain/source of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*pî*": "masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective - righteous", "*û-pî*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and mouth of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked ones", "*yəkasseh*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - covers/conceals", "*ḥāmās*": "masculine singular noun - violence" }, "variants": { "*məqôr*": "fountain/source/spring", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/existence", "*pî*": "mouth/speech/command", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/lawful", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers", "*yəkasseh*": "covers/conceals/hides", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/cruelty/injustice" } }
• Prov 14:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.27", "source": "יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* *məqôr* *ḥayyîm* to *lāsûr* from *mōqəšê* *māwet*", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "feminine singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*məqôr*": "masculine singular construct - fountain of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*lāsûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to turn aside", "*mōqəšê*": "masculine plural construct - snares of", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear of/respect for/reverence for", "*məqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/existence", "*lāsûr*": "to turn aside/to depart/to avoid", "*mōqəšê*": "snares/traps/entanglements", "*māwet*": "death/dying/mortality" } }
• Ps 18:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.18.5", "source": "אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃", "text": "*afafuni* *chebley*-*mawet* and *nachaley* *beliya'al* *yeba'atuni*.", "grammar": { "*afafuni*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they surrounded me", "*chebley*": "construct state, masculine plural - cords of/pangs of", "*mawet*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*nachaley*": "construct state, masculine plural - torrents of", "*beliya'al*": "proper noun/noun - worthlessness/destruction/wickedness", "*yeba'atuni*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they terrified me" }, "variants": { "*afafuni*": "they surrounded me/they encompassed me/they encircled me", "*chebley*": "cords of/pangs of/pains of", "*nachaley*": "torrents of/floods of/streams of", "*beliya'al*": "worthlessness/destruction/wickedness/ruin", "*yeba'atuni*": "they terrified me/they overwhelmed me/they frightened me" } }
• Ps 116:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.116.3", "source": "אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃", "text": "*ʾăpāpûnî* *ḥevlê*-*māvet* and *meṣārê* *šeʾôl* *meṣāʾûnî* *ṣārâ* and *yāgôn* *ʾemṣāʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾăpāpûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they encompassed me", "*ḥevlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - cords/bands of", "*māvet*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*û-meṣārê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and distresses/straits of", "*šeʾôl*": "noun, proper noun - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*meṣāʾûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they found me", "*ṣārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*ve-yāgôn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and sorrow", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I found/I will find" }, "variants": { "*ʾăpāpûnî*": "they encompassed me/they surrounded me/they entangled me", "*ḥevlê*": "cords/bands/pains/pangs", "*meṣārê*": "distresses/straits/constraints", "*šeʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "I found/I encountered/I experienced" } }
• Prov 9:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.9.11", "source": "כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃", "text": "*kî-bî* *yirbû* *yāmêkā* *wyôsîpû* *lkā* *šnôt* *ḥayyîm*", "grammar": { "*kî-bî*": "conjunction with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - for by me", "*yirbû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will increase/multiply", "*yāmêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*wyôsîpû*": "conjunction with Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they will add", "*lkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*šnôt*": "feminine plural construct noun - years of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life" }, "variants": { "*kî-bî*": "for by me/because of me", "*yirbû*": "they will increase/multiply/become many", "*wyôsîpû*": "and they will add/increase/extend", "*šnôt*": "years/periods of time", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/existence" } }
• 2 Sam 22:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "2Samuel.22.6", "source": "חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*ḥeblê* *šeʾôl* *sabbunî*; *qiddemunî* *môqešê* *māwet*.", "grammar": { "*ḥeblê*": "masculine plural construct of *ḥebel* - cords of", "*šeʾôl*": "common noun - Sheol/grave", "*sabbunî*": "Qal perfect 3cp with 1cs suffix - they surrounded me", "*qiddemunî*": "Piel perfect 3cp with 1cs suffix - they confronted me", "*môqešê*": "masculine plural construct of *môqēš* - snares of", "*māwet*": "masculine noun - death" }, "variants": { "*ḥeblê*": "cords, ropes, pangs", "*šeʾôl*": "Sheol, grave, underworld", "*sabbunî*": "surrounded me, encircled me", "*qiddemunî*": "confronted me, came before me, met me", "*môqešê*": "snares, traps, nets" } } 7 { "verseID": "2Samuel.22.7", "source": "בַּצַּר־לִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֖י אֶקְרָ֑א וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙ קוֹלִ֔י וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃", "text": "In *ṣar*-to me I *ʾeqrāʾ* *YHWH*, and to-*ʾĕlōhay* I *ʾeqrāʾ*; and *wayyišmaʿ* from *hêkālô* *qôlî*, and *šawʿātî* in *ʾoznāyw*.", "grammar": { "*ṣar*": "masculine noun - distress", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 1cs - I call", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun with 1cs suffix - my God", "*wayyišmaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3ms with waw-consecutive - and he heard", "*hêkālô*": "masculine noun with 3ms suffix - his temple/palace", "*qôlî*": "masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my voice", "*šawʿātî*": "feminine noun with 1cs suffix - my cry", "*ʾoznāyw*": "feminine dual noun with 3ms suffix - his ears" }, "variants": { "*ṣar*": "distress, trouble, anguish", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "call, cry out, invoke", "*hêkālô*": "his temple, his palace, his sanctuary", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry for help, my plea, my supplication" } }
• Prov 15:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.24", "source": "אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְמַ֣עְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מִשְּׁא֥וֹל מָֽטָּה׃", "text": "*ʾōraḥ ḥayyîm ləmaʿlāh ləmaśkîl ləmaʿan sûr miššəʾôl māṭṭāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - path of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*ləmaʿlāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - upward", "*ləmaśkîl*": "preposition + hiphil participle, masculine singular - for the prudent", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*sûr*": "qal infinitive construct - to turn away/depart", "*miššəʾôl*": "preposition + noun, proper feminine - from Sheol", "*māṭṭāh*": "adverb - downward/below" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ ḥayyîm*": "path of life/way of living", "*ləmaʿlāh ləmaśkîl*": "upward for prudent/leads upward for discerning", "*ləmaʿan sûr*": "in order to turn away/that he might depart", "*miššəʾôl māṭṭāh*": "from Sheol below/from realm of death beneath" } }
• Prov 16:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.6", "source": "בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃", "text": "By-*ḥesed* and-*ʾĕmet* *yᵉkuppar* *ʿāwōn* and-by-*yirʾat* *YHWH* *sûr* from-*rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*bᵉ*": "preposition - by/with/in", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine, singular - lovingkindness/mercy/loyalty", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine, singular - truth/faithfulness", "*yᵉkuppar*": "verb, Pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is atoned for/covered/forgiven", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine, singular - iniquity/guilt/sin", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*bᵉ*": "preposition - by/in", "*yirʾat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*sûr*": "verb, Qal infinitive construct - to turn aside/depart", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular - evil/wickedness" }, "variants": { "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/mercy/covenant loyalty/steadfast love", "*yᵉkuppar*": "is atoned for/is covered/is pardoned", "*sûr mērāʿ*": "turning from evil/departing from wickedness" } }
• Prov 16:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.17", "source": "מְסִלַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים ס֣וּר מֵרָ֑ע שֹׁמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ נֹצֵ֥ר דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mᵉsillat* *yᵉšārîm* *sûr* from-*rāʿ* *šōmēr* *napšô* *nōṣēr* *darkô*", "grammar": { "*mᵉsillat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - highway of", "*yᵉšārîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - upright ones", "*sûr*": "verb, Qal infinitive construct - to turn aside/depart", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular - evil/wickedness", "*šōmēr*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - keeper/guardian of", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/life", "*nōṣēr*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - keeper/preserver of", "*darkô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way" }, "variants": { "*mᵉsillat yᵉšārîm*": "highway of upright ones/path of the righteous", "*sûr mērāʿ*": "turning from evil/departing from wickedness", "*šōmēr napšô*": "keeper of his soul/guardian of his life" } }
• Prov 16:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.22", "source": "מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים שֵׂ֣כֶל בְּעָלָ֑יו וּמוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃", "text": "*mᵉqôr* *ḥayyîm* *śēkel* to-*bᵉʿālāyw* and-*mûsar* *ʾĕwîlîm* *ʾiwwelet*", "grammar": { "*mᵉqôr*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - fountain/spring of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - life", "*śēkel*": "noun, masculine, singular - insight/prudence/understanding", "*bᵉʿālāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its possessors/its owners", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*mûsar*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - discipline/correction/instruction of", "*ʾĕwîlîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - fools", "*ʾiwwelet*": "noun, feminine, singular - folly/foolishness" }, "variants": { "*mᵉqôr ḥayyîm*": "fountain of life/source of life/wellspring of life", "*śēkel*": "insight/prudence/good sense/understanding", "*mûsar ʾĕwîlîm*": "discipline of fools/instruction of fools" } }