Verse 3

He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv, men den som snakker uforsiktig bringer ødeleggelse over seg selv.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv, men den som åpner leppene vidt, fører ødeleggelse over seg selv.

  • Norsk King James

    Den som passer på sin munn, redder sitt liv; men den som slår opp sine lepper, vil møte ødeleggelse.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sin sjel, men den som åpner leppene vidt, fører til ødeleggelse.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv; den som unødig åpner leppene, vil møte ulykke.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Den som holder sin munn, bevarer sitt liv, men den som åpner leppene vidt, fører til ødeleggelse.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Den som holder munnen sin, bevarer sitt liv, men den som ber om for mye å få tale, skal møte ødeleggelse.

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

    Den som holder sin munn, bevarer sitt liv, men den som åpner leppene vidt, fører til ødeleggelse.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sin sjel, men den som åpner leppene vidt, venter ødeleggelse.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.3", "source": "נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*nōṣēr pîw šōmēr napšô pōśēq śəpātāyw məḥittâ-lô*", "grammar": { "*nōṣēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - guarding/keeping", "*pîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*šōmēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - keeping/preserving", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/life", "*pōśēq*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - opening wide", "*śəpātāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips", "*məḥittâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ruin/destruction", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*nōṣēr*": "guarding/keeping/watching over", "*šōmēr*": "keeping/preserving/guarding", "*napšô*": "his soul/life/self", "*pōśēq*": "opening wide/parting/spreading", "*məḥittâ*": "ruin/destruction/terror" } }

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv, men den som er stor i munnen, vil møte ødeleggelse.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvo, som bevarer sin Mund, forvarer sin Sjæl, (men) den, som oplader sine Læber, ham er det til Fordærvelse.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv; men den som taler for mye, fører til sin egen ødeleggelse.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sin sjel. Den som åpner leppene vidt, kommer til fall.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sin sjel; den som åpner leppene vidt, pådrar seg ødeleggelse.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv; men den som uhemmet flommer ut med leppene, vil møte ødeleggelse.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer livet sitt, men den som lar leppene tale i vilden sky, fører til ødeleggelse.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:23 : 23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
  • Jas 3:2-9 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths so that they may obey us; and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at the ships, which, though they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned with a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! 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. 7 For every kind of beast, and of bird, and of serpent, and of things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries, or a vine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is useless.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.