Verse 8

Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Bedre er lite med rettferdighet enn store inntekter uten rett.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Bedre er litt med rettferdighet enn mye inntekt uten rett.

• Norsk King James

  Bedre er det å ha lite i rettferdighet enn store inntekter uten rett.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre med lite og rettferdighet enn store inntekter uten rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er bedre å ha lite med rettferdighet enn stor vinning uten rett.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Bedre er litt med rettferdighet enn stor inntekt uten rett.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er bedre med lite og rettferdighet enn store inntekter uten rett.

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

  Bedre er litt med rettferdighet enn stor inntekt uten rett.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bedre med lite i rettferd enn mye inntekt uten rett.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Bedre er lite med rettferd enn stor vinning uten rett.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Lidet er bedre med Retfærdighed, end meget Indkomme foruden Ret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Bedre er det å ha lite med rettferdighet enn store inntekter uten rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Bedre er lite med rettferdighet enn stor inntekt med urett.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bedre er litt med rettferd enn stor vinning uten rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Bedre med lite og rettferdighet, enn stor rikdom med urett.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Bedre er lite med rettferdighet enn stor rikdom med urett.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Better `is' a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:16 : 16 A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.
• Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
• Mic 6:10 : 10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the short measure that is abominable?
• 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, let us be content with that. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
• Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Prov 21:6-7 : 6 The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death. 7 The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.