Verse 21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige viser nåde og gir.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake; men den rettferdige viser nåde og gir.

• Norsk King James

  De onde låner, og betaler ikke tilbake: men de rettferdige viser barmhjertighet, og gir.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den ugudelige låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige viser medfølelse og gir.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, mens de rettferdige viser barmhjertighet og gir.

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

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den ugudelige låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den urettferdige låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er barmhjertig og giver.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En Ugudelig tager tillaans og betaler ikke, men en Retfærdig forbarmer sig og giver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den onde låner, men betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige viser nåde og gir.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men de rettferdige gir av hjertet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er nådig og gir.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den onde låner og betaler ikke tilbake, men den rettferdige er barmhjertig og gir.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The vngodly boroweth and paieth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercifull & liberall.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne: but the righteous geueth mercifully and liberally.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
• Prov 22:7 : 7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
• Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow.
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.
• Heb 13:16 : 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• Deut 15:9-9 : 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. 11 For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
• 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work: 9 As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever. 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness; 11 Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which through us produces thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but is also abundant through many thanksgivings to God; 13 While by the evidence of this ministry they glorify God for your professed submission to the gospel of Christ, and for your generous sharing with them, and with all men; 14 And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• Deut 28:43-44 : 43 The foreigner that is within you shall rise up above you very high; and you shall come down very low. 44 He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
• 2 Kgs 4:1-5 : 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD: and the creditor has come to take my two sons to be slaves. 2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow vessels abroad from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
• Neh 5:1-5 : 1 And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 For there were those who said, We, our sons, and our daughters are many: therefore we need to take grain for them, that we may eat and live. 3 Others said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses to buy grain because of the famine. 4 There were also those who said, We have borrowed money for the king's tax, against our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and indeed, we bring into bondage our sons and daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are already in bondage; nor is it in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards.
• 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;
• Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble man devises noble things, and by noble things he will stand.
• Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday:
• Luke 6:30 : 30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back.
• Acts 11:29 : 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea:
• Acts 20:35 : 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"