Good News Translation
The illusions produced by their magic tricks were put to shame, and all the wisdom they had boasted of came to nothing.

New Revised Standard Version
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.

Contemporary English Version
The Egyptians had depended on their magical powers and had boasted about their great wisdom, but all of this proved useless.

New American Bible
For they who undertook to banish fears and terrors from the sick soul themselves sickened with ridiculous fear.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked.

And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked.

Wisdom 17:5
And no power of fire could give them light, neither could the bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night.

Wisdom 17:6
But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse:

Wisdom 17:8
For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at.

Wisdom 17:9
For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided.