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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- But thou hast mercy upon all; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they should amend.
- WEB
- But you have mercy on all men, because you have power to do all things, and you overlook the sins of men to the end that they may repent.
- DRC11:24
- But thou hast mercy upon all, because thou canst do all things, and overlookest the sins of men for the sake of repentance.
- LXXE
- But thou hast mercy upon all; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they should amend.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐλεεῖς δὲ πάντας, ὅτι πάντα δύνασαι, καὶ παρορᾷς ἁμαρτήματα ἀνθρώπων εἰς μετάνοιαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 11:24 in some Bibles
- 11:23 in most Bibles