Wisdom 13:7
Good News Translation
Surrounded by God's works, they keep on looking at them, until they are finally convinced that because the things they see are so beautiful, they must be gods.

New Revised Standard Version
For while they live among his works, they keep searching, and they trust in what they see, because the things that are seen are beautiful.

Contemporary English Version
It is to be expected that while searching, they would learn to trust the beautiful things they were seeing.

New American Bible
For they search busily among his works, but are distracted by what they see, because the things seen are fair.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For being conversant among his works, they search: and they are persuaded that the things are good which are seen.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For being conversant among his works, they search: and they are persuaded that the things are good which are seen.

Wisdom 13:5
For by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the creator of them may be seen, so as to be known thereby.

Wisdom 13:6
But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him.

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?

Context
Wisdom 13
6But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. 7For being conversant among his works, they search: and they are persuaded that the things are good which are seen. 8But then again they are not to be pardoned.…
Cross References
Wisdom 13:5
For by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the creator of them may be seen, so as to be known thereby.

Wisdom 13:6
But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him.

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?



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

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