Verse 18

No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Koral og krystall nevnes ikke, og verdien av visdom er langt høyere enn perler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Korall og perler skal ikke nevnes; for visdommens pris er høyere enn rubiner.

• Norsk King James

  Det skal ikke nevnes korall eller perler; for prisen på visdom er høyere enn rubiner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Koraller og edelstener nevnes ikke; for visdom er mer verdt enn perler.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Koraller og krystall nevnes ikke, visdom er mer verdt enn perler.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ingen omtale skal gjøres av koraller eller perler: for visdommens verdi er over rubiner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Man skal ikke nevne korall eller perler, for visdommens pris overstiger rubiner.

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

  Ingen omtale skal gjøres av koraller eller perler: for visdommens verdi er over rubiner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Koraller og krystall nevnes ikke, for visdom er mer verdt enn perler.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Coral and jasper are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Koraller og krystall nevnes ikke; visdommens pris er over perler.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Coraller og Ædelstene skulle ikke ihukommes; thi Viisdom er langvarigere end Perler.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Koraller og perler skal ikke nevnes; for visdommens pris er høyere enn rubiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Koraller eller krystall skal ikke nevnes; for prisen på visdom er over rubiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Koral og perle er ikke til å huske, visdommens verdi overgår rubiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Koraller og krystall nevnes ikke: Ja, prisen på visdom er over rubiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er ingen grunn til å nevne koraller eller krystall; visdommens verdi er større enn perler.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There is nothinge so worthy, or so excellet, as once to be named vnto her: for parfecte wy?dome goeth farre beyonde the all.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  No mention shalbe made of Corall nor of the Gabis: for wisdome is more precious then pearles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom `is' above rubies.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.

• World English Bible (2000)

  No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared to her.
• Prov 31:10 : 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her worth is far above rubies.
• Lam 4:7 : 7 Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their appearance was like sapphire.
• Ezek 27:16 : 16 Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they occupied in your markets with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and agate.
• Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
• Matt 13:45-46 : 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
• 1 Tim 2:9 : 9 In the same way, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing;
• Rev 17:4 : 4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication:
• Rev 18:12 : 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood, and all types of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
• Rev 21:21 : 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
• Prov 8:11 : 11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired cannot compare to it.