Verse 5

Oh that you would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdom.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis dere bare kunne tie, ville det være vise.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om dere bare ville tie helt stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk King James

  Å, alle sammen, vær stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis dere ville tie helt stille, ville det være visdom fra dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvorfor gir dere ikke stillhet og la det være deres visdom?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å, om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, om dere helt ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

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

  Å, om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om dere bare ville tie, så ville det være til deres visdom.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.13.5", "source": "מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה׃", "text": "*mî*-*yittēn* *haḥărēš* *taḥărîšûn* *ûtehî* *lākem* *leḥokmâ*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittēn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - would give/grant", "*haḥărēš*": "infinitive absolute, Hiphil - be silent", "*taḥărîšûn*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you would be silent", "*ûtehî*": "conjunction + verb, Qal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it would be", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you", "*leḥokmâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for wisdom" }, "variants": { "*mî*-*yittēn*": "who would give/oh that/if only", "*haḥărēš* *taḥărîšûn*": "you would be completely silent/you would keep utterly quiet", "*ûtehî*": "and it would be/and it might become" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Å, hvis dere bare ville tie stille, da ville det bli ansett som visdom for dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gid I vilde aldeles tie, saa skulde det vorde eder til Viisdom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Måtte dere holde helt stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om dere bare ville være helt stille! Da ville dere være vise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om dere bare ville tie stille, det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om dere bare ville tie stille! Det ville være deres visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om dere bare ville være stille, ville det vært et tegn på klokskap!

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wolde God ye kepte youre tonge, that ye might be taken for wyse men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

• World English Bible (2000)

  Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:28 : 28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
• Eccl 5:3 : 3 For a dream comes through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
• Job 13:13 : 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let happen to me what will.
• Job 16:3 : 3 Will vain words ever end? Or what makes you bold enough to answer?
• Job 18:2 : 2 How long will it be before you make an end of words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
• Job 19:2 : 2 How long will you vex my soul and break me in pieces with words?
• Job 21:2-3 : 2 Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your comfort. 3 Allow me to speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.
• Job 32:1 : 1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
• Job 11:3 : 3 Should your lies silence men? And when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.