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 14:20 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition20 And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honored as a man. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible20 The masses, charmed by the object’s workmanship, now begin to consider the object worthy of their worship, where not long before they had only honored the person as a human being. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version20 But the multitude of men, brought together by the beauty of the work, now considered him to be a god, whom they had formerly honored as a man. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version20 And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god that a little before was but honoured as a man. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)20 Then people would be so attracted by the work of art, that the one whom they had earlier honored now became the object of their worship. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers20 So the multitude, allured by reason of the grace of his handiwork, now consider an object of devotion him that a little before was honored as a man. See the chapter |