Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never. Wisdom 15:15For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. Wisdom 15:16 For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. Wisdom 15:18 Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they. Wisdom 15:19 Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of God, and from his blessing. Context Wisdom 15…16For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. 17For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never. 18Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they.… Cross References Wisdom 15:15 For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. Wisdom 15:16 For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. Wisdom 15:18 Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they. Wisdom 15:19 Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of God, and from his blessing. |
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