Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Holman Bible
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
International Standard Version
Though claiming to be wise, they became fools
A Conservative Version
Professing to be wise, they became foolish,
American Standard Version
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Amplified
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
An Understandable Version
They claimed to be wise, but became fools,
Anderson New Testament
professing to be wise, they became foolish,
Bible in Basic English
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
Common New Testament
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Daniel Mace New Testament
pretending to be wise, they became fools:
Darby Translation
professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Godbey New Testament
Saying that they were wise, they became fools,
Goodspeed New Testament
They called themselves wise, but they have turned into fools,
John Wesley New Testament
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
King James 2000
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Modern King James verseion
Professing to be wise, they became fools
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When they counted themselves wise, they became fools
Moffatt New Testament
They claimed to be wise, but they have become fools;
Montgomery New Testament
While they professed to be wise, they became fools,
NET Bible
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
New Heart English Bible
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Noyes New Testament
professing to be wise, they became fools,
Sawyer New Testament
Saying that they were wise they became foolish,
The Emphasized Bible
Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Affecting to be sophists, they turned idiots,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;
Webster
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools:
Weymouth New Testament
While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,
Williams New Testament
Though claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves,
World English Bible
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Worrell New Testament
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Worsley New Testament
Pretending to be wise they Became fools:
Youngs Literal Translation
professing to be wise, they were made fools,
Themes
Fools » Characteristics of » Hypocrisy
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
Glory » The reward for not glorifying God
Heart » Whose heart becomes darkened
Idolatry » Described as » Irrational
Idolatry » They who practice » Are ignorant and foolish
Service » Who served the creature more than the creator
Sexual activities » Why people partake in inappropriate sexual behavior
Titles and names of the wicked » Fools
Uncleanness » Why God let people go into uncleanness
Understanding » Who is void of understanding
Wisdom » Those that are wise according to the world
Worship » Who worships the creature more than the creator
Topics
Interlinear
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 1:22
Images Romans 1:22
Prayers for Romans 1:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity
21 Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened. 22 Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools, 23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of creeping things, and of quadrupeds.
Cross References
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man was brutish from knowledge: every founder was ashamed from his carved image; for his molten image a falsehood, and no spirit in them.
Proverbs 25:14
Clouds and wind and not rain, a man boasting in a gift of falsehood.
Proverbs 26:12
Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.
Isaiah 47:10
And thou wilt trust in thy wickedness: thou saidst, None saw me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge it caused thee to turn away; and thou wilt say in thy heart, I, and none yet besides me.
Jeremiah 8:8-9
How shall ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah with us? Behold, surely for falsehood he made the style of the scribes a lie.
Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be dark. If therefore the light which in thee is darkness, how much the darkness
Romans 11:25
For I will not ye should not know, brethren, this mystery, lest ye be wise with yourselves; for hardness from part has been to Israel, till the filling up of the nations come in.
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.