People who promise to give gifts, but never give them, are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Romans 1:22 - Easy To Read Version People said they were wise, and they became fools. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves]. American Standard Version (1901) Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Common English Bible While they were claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. |
People who promise to give gifts, but never give them, are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
That man does not know what he is doing. He is confused, so his heart leads him the wrong way. That man can’t save himself. And he can’t see that he is doing wrong. That man will not say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”
You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par
People are so stupid!\par Metal workers are fooled by the idols\par that they themselves made.\par Those statues are nothing but lies.\par They are stupid. {\cf2\super [82]} \par
\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par
If you look at people and want to help them, you will be full of light (goodness). But if you look at people in a selfish way, you will be full of darkness (evil). And if the only light you have is really darkness, then you have the worst kind of darkness. {\cf2\super [80]}
I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.