Wisdom 17:12 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹² For fear is nothing else but a betraying of the succors which reason offereth.

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Common English Bible

¹² Fear betrays our ability to help ourselves by thinking clearly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And, while expectation is driven from within, the cause of this is supposing that one is great in knowledge, and as a result, conflict excels.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And while there is less expectation from within, the greater doth it count the ignorance of that cause which bringeth the torment.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² Fear is nothing but the failure to use the help that reason gives.

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

¹² For fear is nothing else but a surrender of the help which reason offers;

Wisdom 17:12 Cross References