Category: THE BOOK OF WISDOM

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 2 1 they who said among themselves, thinking not aright: “Brief and troublous is our lifetime; neither is there any remedy for man’s dying, nor is anyone known to have come back from the… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 2

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 19 1 1 But the wicked, merciless wrath assailed until the end. For he knew beforehand what they were yet to do: 2 2 That though they themselves had agreed to the departure and had anxiously… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 19

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 18 1 But your holy ones had very great light; And those others, who heard their voices but did not see their forms, since now they themselves had suffered, called them blest; 2 1 And… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 18

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 17 1 For great are your judgments, and hardly to be described; therefore the unruly souls were wrong. 2 For when the lawless thought to enslave the holy nation, shackled with darkness, fettered by… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 17

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 16 1 1 Therefore they were fittingly punished by similar creatures, and were tormented by a swarm of insects. 2 Instead of this punishment, you benefited your people with a novel dish, the delight they… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 16

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 15 1 But you, our God, are good and true, slow to anger, and governing all with mercy. 2 For even if we sin, we are yours, and know your might; but we will… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 15

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 14 1 Again, one preparing for a voyage and about to traverse the wild waves cries out to wood more unsound than the boat that bears him. 2 For the urge for profits devised… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 14

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 13 1 1 For all men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing him who is, and from studying the… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 13

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 12 1 for your imperishable spirit is in all things! 2 Therefore you rebuke offenders little by little, warn them, and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may abandon their… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 12

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 11 1 She made their affairs prosper through the holy prophet. 2 1 They journeyed through the uninhabited desert, and in solitudes they pitched their tents; 3 they withstood enemies and took vengeance on their… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 11

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 10 1 1 2 She preserved the first-formed father of the world when he alone had been created; And she raised him up from his fall, 2 and gave him power to rule all things. 3… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 10

The Bible – Old Testament The Book of Wisdom Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.  11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Chapter 9 1 God of my fathers, LORD of mercy. you who have made all things by your word 2 And in your wisdom have established man to rule the creatures produced by you, 3… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom – Chapter 9