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Romans 1:22–23

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22Claiming to be wise, they became foolsan 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.ao

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Cross references

  1. anJr 10:14; 1Co 1:20
  2. aoPs 106:20; Jr 2:11; Ac 17:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

NLTNew Living Translation

Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God with the likeness of an image of mortal human beings and birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

KJV 1900King James Version

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.