Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But unhappy are they, and their hope is among the dead, who have called gods the works of the hand of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an unprofitable stone the work of an ancient hand. Wisdom 13:8But then again they are not to be pardoned. Wisdom 13:9 For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? Wisdom 13:11 Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life, Wisdom 13:12 And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat: Context Wisdom 13…9For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? 10But unhappy are they, and their hope is among the dead, who have called gods the works of the hand of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an unprofitable stone the work of an ancient hand. 11Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life,… Cross References Wisdom 13:8 But then again they are not to be pardoned. Wisdom 13:9 For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? Wisdom 13:11 Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life, Wisdom 13:12 And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat: |
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