Verse 9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gi til en vis, og han blir enda visere. Lær den rettferdige, så skal han øke sin lærdom.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gi visdom til en vis mann, så blir han enda klokere; lær en rettferdig, så øker han i kunnskap.

• Norsk King James

  Gi undervisning til en vis mann, så blir han enda visere; lær en rettferdig mann, så vil han vokse i kunnskap.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gi en vis mann råd, og han vil bli enda visere; lær en rettferdig, og han vil øke i kunnskap.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gi til den vise, så blir han enda visere. Lær den rettferdige, så øker han i lærdom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gi veiledning til en klok mann, og han blir enda klokere; lær en rettferdig mann, og han vil øke i lærdom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gi veiledning til en vis mann, og han vil bli enda klokere; lær en rettferdig, og han vil øke sin innsikt.

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

  Gi veiledning til en klok mann, og han blir enda klokere; lær en rettferdig mann, og han vil øke i lærdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gi til den vise, så vil han bli enda visere, lær en rettferdig, så vil han øke sin kunnskap.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gi til en vis mann, og han blir enda visere; lær en rettferdig mann, og han vil øke sin lærdom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Giv en Viis (Underviisning), og han skal endnu blive visere; underviis en Retfærdig, og han skal forbedres i Lærdom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gi en vis mann veiledning, så blir han enda klokere: lær en rettferdig mann, så vil han vokse i kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Lær en vis mann, så blir han enda visere. Lær en rettferdig, så øker hans kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gi til den vise, og han blir enda visere, lær den rettferdige, og han øker i kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gi en vis mann råd, så blir han enda klokere; lær en rettferdig, så vil han øke sin lærdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gi undervisning til en vis mann, så blir han visere; lær opp en rettskaffen mann, og hans kunnskap vil øke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Geue a discrete man but an occasion, & he wilbe the wyser: teach a rightuous man, and he wil increase.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;
• Matt 13:11-12 : 11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 To whoever has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away.
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
• 1 John 2:20-21 : 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
• 1 John 5:13 : 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.