Verse 22

A wise man scales the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of its confidence.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den vise erobrer de mektiges byer og ødelegger deres verker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  En vis mann inntar de mektiges by og styrter deres tillit.

• Norsk King James

  En klok mann kan innta den mektiges by, og rive ned sikkerheten i deres tillit.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den vise kan innta den mektiges by og rive ned styrken i dens tillit.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den vise kan innta de sterke byer og velte den festning de stolte stolte seg på.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den vise erobrer de mektiges by og river ned den tillit de har bygd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En vis mann inntar den mektiges by og svekker dens styrke.

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

  Den vise erobrer de mektiges by og river ned den tillit de har bygd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En vis mann bestiger de mektiges by og river ned deres tillitsvoll.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En vis mann kan beleire en by full av mektige menn og styrter den festning de stolte seg på.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En Viis farer op i de Vældiges Stad, og skal nedkaste dens Trygheds Styrke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En vis mann stormer den mektiges by og river ned styrken den satte sin lit til.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En vis mann inntar byen til de sterke og river ned dens trygghets festning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den vise klatrer oppover den sterkes by, og river ned dens sikre festning.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En klok mann inntar de mektiges by og river ned dens festnings styrke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den vise stormer inn i de mektiges by og bryter ned styrken de stolte på.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A wyse man wynneth the cite of the mightie, and as for the strength yt they trust in, he bryngeth it downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the strength of its confidence.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men in the city.
• Eccl 9:13-18 : 13 This wisdom I have seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me: 14 There was a little city with few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great siege works against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• 2 Sam 5:6-9 : 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Unless you take away the blind and the lame, you will not come in here; thinking, David cannot come in here. 7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whoever gets up through the water shaft and strikes the Jebusites, the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Therefore, they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 9 So David dwelt in the fort and called it the City of David, and David built all around from Millo inward.
• 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 Then a wise woman called out from the city, Listen, listen; please say to Joab, Come here, that I may speak with you. 17 When he came near her, the woman asked, Are you Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said, Listen to the words of your servant. And he answered, I am listening. 18 She continued, In former times, they used to say, Let them ask counsel at Abel; and so they resolved disputes. 19 I am one of the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD? 20 Joab answered, Far be it from me, far be it from me, to swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so; but a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall. 22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
• Prov 24:5 : 5 A wise man is strong, yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.