KJV Lexicon φασκοντες verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine phasko  fas'-ko: to assert -- affirm, profess, say. ειναι verb - present infinitive einai  i'-nahee: to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was. σοφοι adjective - nominative plural masculine sophos  sof-os':  wise (in a most general application) -- wise. εμωρανθησαν verb - aorist passive indicative - third person moraino  mo-rah'-ee-no: to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton -- become fool, make foolish, lose savour. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Professing to be wise, they became fools, King James Bible Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Holman Christian Standard Bible Claiming to be wise, they became fools International Standard Version Though claiming to be wise, they became fools NET Bible Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when they thought in themselves that they were wise, they became insane. GOD'S WORD® Translation While claiming to be wise, they became fools. King James 2000 Bible Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Links Romans 1:22Romans 1:22 NIV Romans 1:22 NLT Romans 1:22 ESV Romans 1:22 NASB Romans 1:22 KJV |