Wisdom 4:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety. More versionsCommon English Bible People will see the death of the wise, but they won’t understand the Lord’s purposes for them, nor to what end the Lord kept them safe. Catholic Public Domain Version For they will see the end of the wise, and will neither understand, nor imagine, that he is of God, and that therefore the Lord has safeguarded him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they shall see the end of the wise man, and shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety. Good News Translation (US Version) The wise may die young, but the wicked will never understand that this is the Lord's way of taking them off to safety. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, and won’t understand what the Lord planned for him, and why he safely kept him. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Sinners fail to understand why God gives them a long life and lets the wise die young. |