Verse 11

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own conceit.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En rik persons velstand er hans sterke festning; han ser på det som en høy mur av trygghet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den rikes rikdom er hans sterke by, og som en høy mur i hans eget sinn.

• Norsk King James

  Den rike mannens rikdom er hans sterke by, og han opplever det som en høy mur.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den rikes eiendom er hans sterke by, og som en høy mur i hans egne tanker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den rike ser sin rikdom som en festning, en høy mur i hans egen fantasi.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den rike mannens rikdom er hans sterke by, og som en høy mur i hans egen innbilning.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den rikes rikdom er hans forsvarsverk, lik en høy mur bygget på hans eget hovmod.

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

  Den rike mannens rikdom er hans sterke by, og som en høy mur i hans egen innbilning.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En rik manns rikdom er hans sterke by, som en høy mur i hans egen innbilning.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den rikes rikdom er hans festningsby og en høy mur i hans fantasi.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den Riges Gods er hans faste Stad, og som en høi Muur i hans Tanke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den rikes rikdom er hans sterke by, og han ser den som en høy mur.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den rikes rikdom er hans sterke by, som en ugjennomtrengelig mur i hans eget sinn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den rikes rikdom er hans festningsby, en høy mur i hans egen tanke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den rikes rikdom er hans sterke bymur, og i sitt eget sinn er det som en høy mur.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En rik manns eiendom er hans sterke by, og i tankene er den som en høy mur.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye rich mas goodes are his stronge holde, yee he taketh them for an hye wall roude aboute him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The rich mans riches are his strong citie: and as an hie wall in his imagination.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, Like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The wealth of the rich `is' the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:15 : 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
• Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
• Eccl 7:12 : 12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
• Luke 12:19-21 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
• Deut 32:31 : 31 For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
• Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;' 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
• Ps 49:6-9 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever: 9 That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.
• Ps 52:5-7 : 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. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
• Ps 62:10-11 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. 11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.