Wisdom 2:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition We are esteemed of him as counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his boast that God is his father. More versionsCommon English Bible He thinks we’re frauds. He avoids us and our actions as though we’re unclean. Instead, he blesses the final days of those who do what’s right. He even boasts that God is his Father. Catholic Public Domain Version It is as if we are considered by him to be insignificant, and he abstains from our ways as from filth; he prefers the newly justified, and he glories that he has God for his father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness, and he preferreth the latter end of the just, and glorieth that he hath God for his father. Good News Translation (US Version) They think that our moral standards are so corrupt that everything we do should be avoided. They boast of having God for their Father, and believe that when all is said and done, only the righteous will be happy. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers We were regarded by him as something worthless, and he abstains from our ways as from uncleanness. He calls the latter end of the righteous happy. He boasts that God is his father. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition They think you're trash, and they won't have anything to do with you. They claim God is their Father and that he will reward them. |