Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding.

New American Standard Bible

Because God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.

King James Version

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Holman Bible

For God has deprived her of wisdom;
He has not endowed her with understanding.

International Standard Version

because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.

A Conservative Version

because God has deprived her of wisdom, nor has he imparted understanding to her.

American Standard Version

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Amplified


For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.

Bible in Basic English

For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.

Darby Translation

For +God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

Julia Smith Translation

For God caused her to forget wisdom, and he divided not to her in understanding.

King James 2000

Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding.

Modern King James verseion

because God has caused her to forget wisdom, and He has not given her a share in understanding.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And that because God hath taken wisdom from her, and hath not given her understanding.

NET Bible

For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.

New Heart English Bible

because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

Webster

Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

World English Bible

because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

Youngs Literal Translation

For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

נשׁה 
Nashah 
Usage: 7

her of wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

References

American

Hastings

Job

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

The Ostrich

16 Dealing hardly with her young, as none-of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread. 17 For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding. 18 What time, on high, she vibrateth her wings, she laugheth at the horse and his rider.

Cross References

Job 35:11

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

Deuteronomy 2:30

But Sihon king of Heshbon, was not willing, to let us pass along through it, - for Yahweh thy God had suffered him to make his spirit harsh and his heart bold, that he might give him into thy hand - (as appeareth this day).

2 Chronicles 32:31

Yet verily, with regard to the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire concerning the wonderful token which came to pass in the land, God left him, - to prove him, to take note of all that was in his heart.

Job 17:4

For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.

Isaiah 19:11-14

Surely, foolish, are the princes of Zoan, the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh, in counsel are brutish, - How can ye say unto Pharaoh, Son of the wise, am I Son of the kings of olden time?

Isaiah 57:17

Because of his iniquitous gain, was I wroth - and smote him Hiding myself that I might be wroth, - But he went on turning aside in the way of his own heart.

James 1:17

Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is, from above, coming down from the Father of lights - with whom is no alternation, nor shadow cast, by turning:

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