Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
professing to be wise, they were made 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 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:
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 because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened, 22 professing to be wise, they were made fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.
Cross References
Jeremiah 10:14
Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image. And there is no breath in them.
Proverbs 25:14
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Proverbs 26:12
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
Isaiah 47:10
And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, 'There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, 'I am, and none else.'
Jeremiah 8:8-9
How do ye say, We are wise, And the law of Jehovah is with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.
Matthew 6:23
but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!
Romans 11:25
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
for it hath been written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,