Romans 1:22
“Professing themselues to be wise, they became fooles:”
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Romans 1:22 Context
20For the inuisible things of him from the Creation of the world, are clearely seene, being vnderstood by the things that are made, euen his eternall Power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse: 21Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened: 22Professing themselues to be wise, they became fooles: 23And changed the glory of the vncorruptible God, into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birdes, and foure footed beasts, and creeping things: 24Wherefore God also gaue them vp to vncleannesse, through the lusts of their owne hearts, to dishonour their owne bodies betweene themselues:
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Other Translations for Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- King James Version
Professing to be wise, they became fools,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
- Basic English Bible
professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- Darby Bible
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools:
- Webster's Bible
While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,
- Weymouth Bible
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- World English Bible
For thei `seiynge that hem silf weren wise, thei weren maad foolis.
- Wycliffe Bible
professing to be wise, they were made fools,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Romans 1:22
Ro 1:22 Became fools. The Greeks and Roman heathen boasted of their wisdom and held the rest of the world in contempt, but at the same time their idolatry showed their utter folly.