Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation We were the ones who wandered off the right road. We never lived in the light of righteousness; we never caught the first glimmer of its light. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us. Wisdom 5:4We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Wisdom 5:5 Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. Wisdom 5:7 We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known. Wisdom 5:8 What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us? Context Wisdom 5…5Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. 6Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us. 7We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known.… Cross References Wisdom 5:4 We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Wisdom 5:5 Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. Wisdom 5:7 We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known. Wisdom 5:8 What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us? |
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