Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He will give them royal splendor and a magnificent crown. He will shield them with his powerful arm. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High. Wisdom 5:14Such things as these the sinners said in hell: Wisdom 5:15 For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by. Wisdom 5:17 Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them. Wisdom 5:18 And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies. Context Wisdom 5…15For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by. 16But the just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High. 17Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them.… Cross References Wisdom 5:14 Such things as these the sinners said in hell: Wisdom 5:15 For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by. Wisdom 5:17 Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them. Wisdom 5:18 And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies. |