Verse 16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den som utnytter de fattige for å berike seg selv, men gir til de rike, vil selv møte nød.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sine rikdommer, og den som gir til de rike, skal likevel oppleve mangel.

• Norsk King James

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og han som gir til de rike, skal helt sikkert lide nød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som undertrykker en fattig for å bli rik, eller den som gir til en rik, kommer uansett til å mangle.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den som undertrykker den fattige for å øke sitt eget gods, gir til den rike til sin egen mangel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den som undertrykker den fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til de rike, vil til slutt mangle.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til de rike, skal for alvor ende i nød.

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

  Den som undertrykker den fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til de rike, vil til slutt mangle.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sitt eget velstand, eller gir til de rike, ender i nød.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den som undertrykker den fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til den rike, begge vil ende i fattigdom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo, som fortrykker en Ringe for at formere Sit, (og) hvo, som giver en Rig, (den skal) visseligen (komme) til Mangel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He that opesseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til de rike, vil sikkert komme til mangel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sin rikdom, og den som gir til de rike, vil begge komme til nød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke egen vinning, gir til de rike, men mangler fortsatt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som undertrykker de fattige for å øke sitt utbytte, og den som gir til de rike, vil bare ende i fattigdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som utnytter de fattige for økt fortjeneste, og den som gir til de rike, vil ende opp i nød.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him who puffs at him.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
• Job 20:19-29 : 19 Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house he did not build; 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save anything of what he desired. 21 None of his food shall be left; therefore no one shall look for his goods. 22 In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in distress; every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of His wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of bronze shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yes, the glittering sword comes out of his gall; terrors are upon him. 26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures; a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with the one who remains in his tent. 27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of God's wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage assigned to him by God.
• Prov 14:31 : 31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; 23 For the LORD will plead their cause and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
• Prov 28:3 : 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain that leaves no food.
• Prov 28:22 : 22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.
• Mic 2:2-3 : 2 They covet fields and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away; so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, against this family I devise an evil from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily, for this time is evil.
• Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother: 10 And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you plot evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to heed, and shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears, so they should not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts sent in His Spirit by the former prophets: therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it has come to pass, that just as He called and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, says the LORD of hosts: 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.
• Luke 6:33-35 : 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
• Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then he also said to him who invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind: 14 And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
• Luke 16:24 : 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.