Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Professing to be wise, they became 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,
Julia Smith Translation
Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,
King James 2000
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Claiming 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
Prayers for Romans 1:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity
21 Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.
Cross References
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man is stupid for lack of knowledge; every refiner is put to shame by the graven image; for his molten image is a lie, and no breath is in them.
Proverbs 25:14
A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Isaiah 47:10
For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no one else.
Jeremiah 8:8-9
How do you say, We are wise, and the Law of Jehovah is with us? Lo, certainly the lying pen of the scribes has written falsely.
Matthew 6:23
But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the perceiving ones."
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool so that he may be wise.