Verse 5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er bedre å høre en vis manns irettesettelse enn å høre sangen til dårer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er bedre å høre de vises irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Norsk King James

  Det er bedre å høre på en vis manns kritikk enn å høre på en dårers sang.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre å høre en vis manns tilrettevisning enn å høre dårers sang.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er bedre å lytte til en vis manns irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er bedre å høre den vises irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er bedre å høre irettesettelsen fra de vise enn dårers sang.

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

  Det er bedre å høre den vises irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er bedre å høre en vis manns irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.5", "source": "טוֹב לִשְׁמֹעַ גַּעֲרַת חָכָם מֵאִישׁ שֹׁמֵעַ שִׁיר כְּסִילִים", "text": "*Ṭôḇ* *lišmōaʿ* *gaʿăraṯ* *ḥāḵām* from-*ʾîš* *šōmēaʿ* *šîr* *kəsîlîm*", "grammar": { "*Ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/better", "*lišmōaʿ*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to hear", "*gaʿăraṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - rebuke of", "*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise person", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*šōmēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/listening to", "*šîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - song of", "*kəsîlîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - fools" }, "variants": { "*Ṭôḇ*": "better/more beneficial", "*gaʿăraṯ*": "rebuke/reproof/correction", "*ḥāḵām*": "wise person/sage", "*šîr* *kəsîlîm*": "song of fools/frivolous singing" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er bedre å høre på en vis manns reprimande enn å høre til sang fra dårer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre at høre den Vises Skjælden, end at Nogen hører Daarers Sang.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er bedre å høre den vises irettesettelse enn å høre dårens sang.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er bedre å høre de vises irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er bedre å høre en vis manns irettesettelse enn å høre dårers sang.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er bedre å høre en vis mann irettesette enn å høre dårers sang.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er bedre å høre de vises refs enn å lytte til de dåres sang.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (7:7) Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
• Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise. 32 He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.
• Prov 13:18 : 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
• Ps 69:12 : 12 Those who sit in the gate speak against me, and I was the song of the drunkards.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
• Prov 17:10 : 10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
• Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.