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 2:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition16 We are esteemed of him as counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his boast that God is his father. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible16 He thinks we’re frauds. He avoids us and our actions as though we’re unclean. Instead, he blesses the final days of those who do what’s right. He even boasts that God is his Father. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 It is as if we are considered by him to be insignificant, and he abstains from our ways as from filth; he prefers the newly justified, and he glories that he has God for his father. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 We are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness, and he preferreth the latter end of the just, and glorieth that he hath God for his father. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)16 They think that our moral standards are so corrupt that everything we do should be avoided. They boast of having God for their Father, and believe that when all is said and done, only the righteous will be happy. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers16 We were regarded by him as something worthless, and he abstains from our ways as from uncleanness. He calls the latter end of the righteous happy. He boasts that God is his father. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition16 They think you're trash, and they won't have anything to do with you. They claim God is their Father and that he will reward them. See the chapter |