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 4:12 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition12 For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible12 Envying what is worthless blinds people to what is good, and the whirlwind of desire undermines an innocent mind. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 For fascination with entertainment obscures good things, and the unfaithfulness of desire subverts the mind without malice. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version12 For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)12 We all know that people can be so fascinated by evil that they cannot recognize what is good even when they are looking right at it. Innocent people can be so corrupted with desire that they can think of nothing but what they want.) See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers12 For the fascination of wickedness obscures the things which are good, and the whirl of desire perverts an innocent mind. See the chapter |