Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation During all this time devout people from this righteous nation were secretly offering sacrifices, giving their word to each other that they would keep God's law and share each other's blessings and dangers. Already they were chanting those ancient hymns of praise. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers. Wisdom 18:7So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust. Wisdom 18:8 For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. Wisdom 18:10 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed. Wisdom 18:11 And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king. Context Wisdom 18…8For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. 9For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers. 10But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed.… Cross References Wisdom 18:7 So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust. Wisdom 18:8 For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. Wisdom 18:10 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed. Wisdom 18:11 And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king. |