Verse 1

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den onde flykter selv om ingen forfølger ham, men de rettferdige lever i trygghet som sterke løver.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De onde løper av gårde selv når ingen forfølger, men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• Norsk King James

  De onde de onde flykter når ingen forfølger dem; men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De ugudelige flykter, selv om ingen forfølger dem, men den rettferdige er trygg som en ung løve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den onde flykter uten at noen forfølger ham, men de rettferdige er modige som løver.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De onde flykter når ingen forfølger dem, men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De onde flykter selv når ingen forfølger dem, men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

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

  De onde flykter når ingen forfølger dem, men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De onde flykter uten at noen forfølger dem, men de rettferdige er trygge som en ung løve.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.1", "source": "נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח׃", "text": "*nāsû* *wə-'ên*-*rōdēp̄* *rāšāʿ* *wə-ṣaddîqîm* *kikp̄îr* *yiḇṭāḥ*", "grammar": { "*nāsû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - flee/fled", "*wə-'ên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*rōdēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuer/one pursuing", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - wicked/evil person", "*wə-ṣaddîqîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and righteous ones", "*kikp̄îr*": "preposition *kə* + noun, masculine singular - like a young lion", "*yiḇṭāḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is confident/trusts" }, "variants": { "*nāsû*": "they flee/they have fled", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/guilty one", "*ṣaddîqîm*": "righteous ones/those who are just", "*kikp̄îr*": "like a young lion/as a lion", "*yiḇṭāḥ*": "is confident/trusts/feels secure" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den onde flykter selv om ingen forfølger ham, men de rettferdige er trygge som en ung løve.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De Ugudelige flye, skjøndt der er Ingen, som forfølger (dem), men den Retfærdige skal være tryg som en ung Løve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De onde flykter selv når ingen forfølger dem, men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De onde flykter når ingen jager dem, men de rettferdige er dristige som løver.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De onde flykter uten at noen forfølger dem. Men de rettferdige er trygge som unge løver.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De urettferdige flykter når ingen forfølger dem; men de rettferdige er modige som en løve.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den onde flykter uten at noen forfølger ham, men den rettferdige er uten frykt, som en løve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The vngodly flyeth no man chasynge him, but the rightuous stondeth stiff as a lyon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The wicked flee when none pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The vngodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bolde as a Lion.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The wicked flee when no one pursues; But the righteous are as bold as a lion.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:7 : 7 The LORD shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before your face: they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways.
• Ps 53:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, where no fear was; for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
• Lev 26:17 : 17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: those that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.
• 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
• Acts 14:3 : 3 So they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who confirmed the word of His grace by granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
• Isa 26:3-4 : 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
• Jer 20:4 : 4 For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
• Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up.
• Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• Acts 4:13 : 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus.
• Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues.
• 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
• Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
• Ps 46:2-3 : 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is removed, and though the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah.
• 2 Kgs 7:15 : 15 And they went after them to the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
• Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD shall cause you to be smitten before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Exod 11:8 : 8 And all these your servants shall come down to me, and bow down to me, saying, Get out, and all the people that follow you: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.
• Isa 7:2 : 2 And it was reported to the house of David, saying, Syria is allied with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moved with the wind.