Verse 8

But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men tungen kan ingen mennesker temme; den er et ustyrlig ondt, full av dødelig gift.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men tungen kan ingen av menneskene temme; den er en ustoppelig ondskap, full av dødelig gift.

• Norsk King James

  Men tungen kan ingen temme; den er et ubehersket onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men tungen kan intet menneske temme; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødbringende gift.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men tungen kan intet menneske tæmme; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men tungen kan intet menneske temme; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men ingen kan temme tungen; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men tungen kan ingen temme; den er et ustyrlig ondskapens redskap, full av dødelig gift.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men tungen kan ikke noe menneske temme; den er en ustyrlig ondskap, full av dødelig gift.

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

  Men tungen kan ikke noe menneske temme; den er en ustyrlig ondskap, full av dødelig gift.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men tungen kan ingen mennesker temme. Den er uregjerlig ondt, full av drepende gift.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men ingen kan temme tungen; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men Tungen kan intet Menneske tæmme, det ustyrlige Onde, fuld af dødelig Forgift.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men tungen kan ingen menneske tæmme; den er et ustyrlig ondt, full av dødelig gift.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men ingen kan temme tungen. Den er en ustyrlig ondskap, full av dødelig gift.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men tungen kan ingen mennesker temme; den er et ustyrlig ondt, full av dødelig gift.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men tungen kan ingen temme; den er et ustyrlig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men tungen kan ikke mennesker temme; den er et ustanselig onde, full av dødelig gift.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But the tonge can no man tame. Yt is an vntuely evyll full of deedly poyson.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the toge can no man tame. Yt is an vnruely euell full of deedly poysou.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euyll, full of deadly poyson.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 3:13 : 13 'Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of vipers is under their lips.'
• Ps 140:3 : 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
• Eccl 10:11 : 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
• Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words. 4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.
• Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
• Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions, and I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
• Ps 58:4 : 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear;
• Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?
• Deut 32:33 : 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.