Verse 28

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som en by uten murer, er en mann som ikke kan kontrollere sin ånd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd er som en by uten murer.

• Norsk King James

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd, er som en by som er ødelagt og uten murer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som en by uten murer er en mann som ikke kan styre sin ånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som en by som ligger i ruiner uten murer, er en mann som ikke har kontroll over sin ånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd, er som en by uten murer som er brutt ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd, er som en by som er ødelagt og uten murer.

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

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd, er som en by uten murer som er brutt ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som en by som ligger øde og uten murer er en mann som ikke kan styre sin egen ånd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En by uten murer som er revet ned er en mann uten selvkontroll.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Som) en nedreven Stad foruden Muur, (saa) er en Mand, som ikke kan lukke til for sin Aand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin egen ånd, er som en by som er brutt ned og uten murer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som en by som er revet ned og uten murer er en mann hvis ånd er uten tilbakeholdenhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som en by med revne murer er en mann uten selvkontroll.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som mangler selvkontroll er som en by som er ødelagt og uten murer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som ikke har kontroll over sin ånd, er som en by uten murer som er brutt ned.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that can not rule himself, is like a cite, which is broken downe, and hath no walles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Like a city that is broken down and without walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A city broken down without walls, `Is' a man without restraint over his spirit!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He whose spirit is without restraint Is [like] a city that is broken down and without walls.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 16:32 : 32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
• 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own confusion, and to the confusion of your mother's nakedness?
• 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
• Neh 1:3 : 3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household, for he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him.
• Prov 22:24 : 24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go,