Verse 25

The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren vil rive ned de stolte hus, men verner om enkers eiendom.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herren skal ødelegge de stoltes hus, men han vil styrke enkens grense.

• Norsk King James

  Herren vil ødelegge huset til de stolte, men han vil ta seg av enkenes behov.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren vil rive de hovmodiges hus, men Han beskytter enkens landegrense.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herren river ned de stoltes hus, men setter enkegrensen fast.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herren vil ødelegge den stoltes hus, men han vil fastsette enkens grense.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herren vil ødelegge de stoltes hus, men han vil sette beskyttende grenser for enken.

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

  Herren vil ødelegge den stoltes hus, men han vil fastsette enkens grense.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herrens hus skal rive ned de stoltes hus, men enkers grenser vil han holde fast.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He secures the boundary of the widow.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.25", "source": "בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃", "text": "*Bêt gēʾîm yissaḥ YHWH wəyaṣṣēḇ gəḇûl ʾalmānāh*", "grammar": { "*Bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*gēʾîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - proud/arrogant ones", "*yissaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - tears down/uproots", "YHWH": "proper noun - divine name", "*wəyaṣṣēḇ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - but establishes/sets up", "*gəḇûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - boundary of", "*ʾalmānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - widow" }, "variants": { "*Bêt gēʾîm*": "house of proud/dwelling of arrogant", "*yissaḥ*": "tears down/uproots/destroys", "*wəyaṣṣēḇ gəḇûl*": "but establishes boundary/yet secures property", "*ʾalmānāh*": "widow/bereaved woman" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herrens hus vil Han rive ned, men enkenes grense vil Han stadfeste.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren skal udrydde de Hovmodiges Huus, men stadfæste Enkens Landemærke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The LORD will destroy the house of the oud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herren vil ødelegge de stoltes hus, men han vil opprettholde enkers grensesteiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren skal rive de stoltes hus opp med roten, men enkers grenser beholder han.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herrens er den stoltes hus, og han hever enkens grense.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Herren skal rive de stoltes hus opp med roten, men han vil styrke enkens grensestein.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den stoltes hus vil bli revet ned av Herren, men han verner enkenes eiendom.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE wyl breake downe ye house of ye proude, but he shal make fast ye borders of ye wyddowe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Lorde will destroye the house of the proude men: but hee will stablish the borders of the widowe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Lorde wyll breake downe the house of the proude: but he shall make fast the borders of the wydowe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, But he will keep the widow's borders intact.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 146:9 : 9 The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
• Prov 23:10 : 10 Do not remove the ancient landmark, and do not enter the fields of the fatherless:
• Prov 12:7 : 7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
• Prov 14:11 : 11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
• Ps 68:5-6 : 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6 God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
• Deut 10:17-18 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show partiality nor take a bribe: 18 He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
• 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
• Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:
• Dan 5:20 : 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
• Ps 52:5 : 5 God shall likewise destroy you forever, He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
• Deut 19:14 : 14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess.
• Job 40:11-13 : 11 Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
• Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the LORD is high, yet He respects the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
• Ps 52:1 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.