New Revised Standard Version
When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;

Contemporary English Version
The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.

New American Bible
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.

But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.

foolish.

Matthew 23:25,26 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness. . . .

Isaiah 48:1,2 Hear ye these things, O house of Jacob, you that are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Juda, you who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in justice. . . .

Isaiah 58:2 For they seek me from day to day, and desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God.

Ezekiel 33:3 And he sees the sword coming upon the land, and sound the trumpet, and tell the people:

2 Timothy 3:5 Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled:

Revelation 3:1,15,16 And to the angel of the church of Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know thy works, and that thou hast the name of being alive. And thou art dead. . . .