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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 17
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.
- WEB
- For wickedness, condemned by a witness within, is a coward thing, and, being pressed hard by conscience, always has added forecasts of the worst.
- DRC17:10
- For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things.
- LXXE
- For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Δειλὸν γὰρ ἰδίως πονηρία μαρτυρεῖ καταδικαζομένη, ἀεὶ δὲ προσείληφε τὰ χαλεπὰ συνεχομένη τῇ συνειδήσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 17:10 in some Bibles
- 17:11 in most Bibles