Wisdom 7:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

For himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, To know the constitution of the world, and the operation of the elements;

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Common English Bible

He’s given me accurate knowledge of all that is—of how the world is made and holds together, and of the forces at work in the world’s essential elements.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For he has given me true knowledge of these things which exist: so as to know the orderly arrangement of the world, and the powers of the elements,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For he hath given me the true knowledge of the things that are: to know the disposition of the whole world, and the virtues of the elements,

Good News Translation (US Version)

It is he who gave me true knowledge of the forces of nature: what the world is made of; how the elements behave;

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

For he himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, to know the structure of the universe and the operation of the elements;

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

From God came my knowledge about the universe and how its parts work;

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