Verse 5

A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det går godt med den som låner ut med glede og hjelper andre; han forvalter sine saker med integritet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det går godt for den som viser nåde og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Norsk King James

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner; han håndterer sine anliggender med visdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En god mann viser nåde og låner ut; han vil håndtere sine saker rettferdig foran dommen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det går godt for den som er nådig og låner ut, han styrer sine saker med rett.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med kløkt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En god mann viser gunst og låner ut; han fører sine anliggender med omhu.

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

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med kløkt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det går godt for den som viser nåde og låner ut, som styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  God er den mann som er nådig og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En god Mand forbarmer sig og udlaaner; han skal komme afsted med sine Sager for Dommen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En god mann viser velvilje og låner ut; han styrer sine saker med klokskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det går godt for den som er gavmild og låner ut, som fører sin sak med rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  God er den som er nådig og låner, som styrer sine saker med rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det går godt med den som handler nådig og låner ut; han skal føre sin sak rettferdig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er vel for den som er godhjertet og gir fritt til andre; han vil forsvare sin sak når han blir dømt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Good `is' the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:25-26 : 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
• Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother. 8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants. 9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.
• Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it; 18 (For from my youth he was raised with me as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
• Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.
• Prov 2:20 : 20 That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
• Prov 12:2 : 2 A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.
• Prov 17:18 : 18 A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.
• Prov 18:9 : 9 He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.
• Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Do not be one of those who shake hands, or of those who are sureties for debts. 27 If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
• Prov 24:27 : 27 Prepare your work outside, and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterward build your house.
• Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. 31 And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well; I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. 24 For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And you will have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your maidens.
• Luke 6:35 : 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 23:50 : 50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, and he was a good and just man.
• John 6:12 : 12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.
• Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a great many people were added to the Lord.
• Rom 5:7 : 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
• Rom 12:11 : 11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
• Eph 5:15 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
• Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.