Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation No indeed--the more wise people there are, the safer the world will be. A sensible king can be depended on to give his people this kind of security. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth: Wisdom 6:22If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever. Wisdom 6:23 Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples. Wisdom 6:25 Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. Wisdom 6:26 Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. Context Wisdom 6…23Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples. 24Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth: 25Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom.… Cross References Wisdom 6:22 If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever. Wisdom 6:23 Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples. Wisdom 6:25 Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. Wisdom 6:26 Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. |