As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
Romans 1:22 - Revised Version 1885 Professing themselves to be wise, 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. |
As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee: and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and there is none else beside me.
Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
For my people is foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!
For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;