Verse 23

He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den som irettesetter en annen, vil finne mer nåde enn den som bare smigrer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den som irettesetter en mann, skal etterpå finne mer gunst enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• Norsk King James

  Den som irettesetter en mann etterpå, skal finne mer velvilje enn den som smisker med tungen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil få mer gunst enn den som smigrer med sin tunge.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den som irettesetter en annen, vil til slutt bli mer verdsatt enn den som smigrer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil få mer velvilje etterpå enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som irettesetter en mann i etterkant, vil bli mer verdsatt enn den som smigrer med tungen.

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

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil få mer velvilje etterpå enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som irettesetter en mann, finner senere mer nåde enn den som glatter over med tungen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den som refser en mann, vil til slutt finne mer velvilje enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo, der straffer et Menneske, skal derefter finde Gunst, mere end den, som smigrer med Tungen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil finne mer gunst etterpå enn han som smigrer med tungen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil etterpå finne mer gunst enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den som irettesetter en mann finner mer nåde enn en som smigrer med tungen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som irettesetter en mann skal senere finne mer gunst enn den som smigrer med tungen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som irettesetter en mann, vil senere få mer anerkjennelse enn den som snakker smigrende ord med tungen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauoure at ye last, the he that flatreth him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than one who flatters with the tongue.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

• World English Bible (2000)

  One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
• 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
• Matt 18:15 : 15 Moreover if your brother trespasses against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he hears you, you have gained your brother.
• Gal 2:11 : 11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.
• 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And consider that the patience of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has written to you; 16 As also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to understand, which those who are unlearned and unstable twist, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
• 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
• 1 Kgs 1:32-40 : 32 And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon. 35 Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen. May the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 37 As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David. 38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people played flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth resounded with the sound of them.
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
• Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.