Verse 24

There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En mann kan gi av sin overflod og likevel bli rikere; men den som holder tilbake mer enn nødvendig, vil oppleve fattigdom.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den ene sprer ut, og blir rikere, den andre holder tilbake mer enn det som rett er, og blir fattigere.

• Norsk King James

  Det finnes noen som sprer, men likevel øker; og det finnes noen som holder tilbake mer enn nødvendig, men det fører til fattigdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er den som gir raust, og får enda mer, og den som holder igjen mer enn rett, men havner i fattigdom.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er de som gir fritt, men får enda mer, mens de som holder tilbake mer enn det rettmessige, fører til fattigdom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er noen som gir rikelig og likevel øker mer, og noen som holder tilbake mer enn rett er, men det fører til fattigdom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Noen deler ut og øker likevel, mens andre holder tilbake mer enn de burde, og det fører til fattigdom.

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

  Det er noen som gir rikelig og likevel øker mer, og noen som holder tilbake mer enn rett er, men det fører til fattigdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som gir raust, vil få mer, men den som holder tilbake mer enn det som er rett, vil ende i fattigdom.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Noen gir generøst og får enda mer, mens andre holder tilbake mer enn hva som er rett, men ender i fattigdom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der er den, som udspreder, og ham tillægges ydermere, og der er den, som holder tilbage mere, end Ret er, dog kun til Mangel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som gir bort, blir rikere; den som holder tilbake mer enn nødvendig, ender i fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som strør ut, får mer i tillegg. Den som holder tilbake mer enn passende, kommer til fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den som strør ut, får mer, men den som holder tilbake, vil lide mangel.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er de som sprer, men likevel øker, og de som holder tilbake mer enn de burde, men det fører bare til fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En mann gir fritt, og likevel øker hans rikdom; en annen holder tilbake mer enn rett er, men ender opp i fattigdom.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Some man geueth out his goodes, and is the richer, but ye nygarde (hauynge ynough) wil departe from nothinge, and yet is euer in pouerte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
• Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.
• 2 Cor 9:5-9 : 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge the brethren, that they would go ahead to you and prepare in advance your generous gift, which had been promised before, that it might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not as of covetousness. 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work: 9 As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever. 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness; 11 Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which through us produces thanksgiving to God.
• Deut 15:10 : 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.
• Acts 11:29-30 : 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea: 30 Which they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.
• Hag 1:6 : 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but are not filled; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.
• Hag 1:9-9 : 9 You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Hag 2:16-19 : 16 Since those days were, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. 17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me, says the LORD. 18 Consider now, from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it. 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. From this day I will bless you.
• Prov 28:8 : 8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.
• Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
• Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.