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 14:19 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition19 For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible19 Perhaps out of a desire to please the person in power, the artist makes the most of his artistic skill to fashion an even more beautiful and perfect image. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version19 For he, wishing to please the one who hired him, embellished his art, so as to fashion a better likeness. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version19 For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)19 An artist might want to please some ruler, and so he would use his skill to make the likeness better looking than the actual person. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers19 for he, wishing perhaps to please his ruler, used his art to force the likeness toward a greater beauty. See the chapter |