Verse 5

Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles!

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Slik er også tungen et lite lem, men skryter av store ting. Se, hvor stor en skog kan en liten ild tenne!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Slik er også tungen et lite lem, men den roser seg stort. Se, et lite bål kan tenne en stor skog!

• Norsk King James

  Slik er tungen en liten del, men den tenker på store ting. Se hvordan en liten ild kan sette fyr på et stort bål!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På samme måte er tungen et lite lem men skryter av store ting. Se, en liten ild kan sette stor skog i brann!

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  På samme måte er tungen et lite lem, og den skryter av store ting. Se hvor stor en skog en liten ild kan sette i brann!

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  På samme måte er tungen en liten del av kroppen, men den kan skryte av store ting. Se, hvor liten en ild som tenner en stor skog!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  På samme måte er tungen et lite lem, men skryter av store ting. Se hvor stor en forbrenning en liten ild kan forårsake!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På samme måte er tungen en liten del, men den skryter med store ting. Se hvor mye ødeleggelse en liten ild kan forårsake!

• gpt4.5-preview

  Slik er også tungen: Den er et lite lem, men skryter av store ting. Se, hvor stor skog en liten ild kan sette i brann!

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

  Slik er også tungen: Den er et lite lem, men skryter av store ting. Se, hvor stor skog en liten ild kan sette i brann!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På samme måte er tungen en liten del, men den skryter av store ting. Se, hvor liten en ild setter en stor skog i brann!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Consider how a small fire sets a great forest ablaze.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "James.3.5", "source": "Οὕτως Καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν, καὶ μεγάλαυχεῖ. Ἰδοὺ, ὀλίγον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει!", "text": "*Houtōs* also the *glōssa* *mikron* *melos* *estin*, and *megalaucheī*. *Idou*, *oligon* *pyr* how great *hylēn* *anaptei*!", "grammar": { "*Houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner", "*glōssa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - tongue", "*mikron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - small/little", "*melos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - member/part", "*estin*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - is", "*megalaucheī*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - boasts greatly", "*Idou*": "aorist imperative, middle, 2nd singular - behold/look", "*oligon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - small/little", "*pyr*": "nominative, neuter, singular - fire", "*hylēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - forest/wood/matter", "*anaptei*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - kindles/sets on fire" }, "variants": { "*glōssa*": "tongue/language", "*melos*": "member/limb/part", "*megalaucheī*": "boasts greatly/speaks arrogantly", "*hylēn*": "forest/wood/material", "*anaptei*": "kindles/sets ablaze/ignites" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  På samme måte er tungen en liten lem, men den kan skryte av store ting. Se hvor liten ild kan sette en stor skog i brann!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saaledes er og Tungen et lidet Lem, men pukker storligen. See, en liden Ild, hvor stor en Skov antænder den!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Slik er også tungen en liten kroppsdel, men den kan skryte av store ting. Se hvor stor ild en liten gnist kan sette!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Slik er også tungen et lite lem, men den skryter av store ting. Se hvor stor skog en liten ild kan sette i brann!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik er også tungen et lite lem, men roser seg stort; se, hvor stor skog en liten ild kan sette i brann!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På samme måte er tungen et lite lem, men skryter av store ting. Se hvor stor skog en liten ild kan sette fyr på!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På samme måte er tungen en liten del av kroppen, men den skryter av store ting. Hvor mye skog kan ikke en liten gnist tenne!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Even so the tonge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Euen so the toge is a lyttell member, and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euen so the tongue is a litle member also, & boasteth great thynges. Beholde how great a matter a litle fire kindleth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

• World English Bible (2000)

  So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 9:3-8 : 3 And they bend their tongues like a bow for lies; but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says the LORD. 4 Take heed every one of his neighbor, and do not trust in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders. 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. 6 Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, says the LORD. 7 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and test them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? 8 Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.
• Ps 17:10 : 10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
• Ps 52:1-2 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
• Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
• Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
• Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:
• Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.
• Ps 12:2-4 : 2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
• Rev 13:5-6 : 5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months. 6 And he opened his mouth to blaspheme against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.
• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?
• 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through wantonness, those who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
• Exod 15:9 : 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
• 2 Kgs 19:22-24 : 22 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. 23 By your messengers you have reproached the Lord, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down its tall cedar trees, and the choice fir trees: and I will enter into its farthest lodging, and into the forest of its Carmel. 24 I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
• Job 21:14-15 : 14 Therefore they say to God, 'Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.' 15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?
• Job 22:17 : 17 They said to God, 'Depart from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do for us?'