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 4:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202117 For they will see the end of the wise and will not understand what the Lord purposed for them and for what he kept them safe. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible17 People will see the death of the wise, but they won’t understand the Lord’s purposes for them, nor to what end the Lord kept them safe. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version17 For they will see the end of the wise, and will neither understand, nor imagine, that he is of God, and that therefore the Lord has safeguarded him. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version17 For they shall see the end of the wise man, and shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)17 The wise may die young, but the wicked will never understand that this is the Lord's way of taking them off to safety. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers17 For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, and won’t understand what the Lord planned for him, and why he safely kept him. See the chapter |