This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Wisdom 11:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition16 that they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible16 In this way they learned that people are punished by the very same things by which they sin. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 For according to the thinking of their irrational iniquity, because some, going astray, were worshiping mute serpents and worthless beasts, you sent upon them a multitude of mute beasts for vengeance, See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 But for the foolish devices of their iniquity, because some being deceived worshipped dumb serpents and worthless beasts, thou didst send upon them a multitude of dumb beasts for vengeance. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)16 and taught them that punishment for sin takes the same form as the sin itself. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers16 that they might learn that by what things a man sins, by these he is punished. See the chapter |