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Jeremiah 4:22

22  “For gmy people are foolish;

they know me not;

they are stupid children;

they have no understanding.

hThey are ‘wise’—in doing evil!

But how to do good they know not.”

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Jeremiah 4:22 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 “My people are fools;

they do not know me.

They are senseless children;

they have no understanding.

They are skilled in doing evil;

they know not how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me;

They are sottish children, and they have none understanding:

They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 4:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 “My people are foolish

and do not know me,” says the Lord.

“They are stupid children

who have no understanding.

They are clever enough at doing wrong,

but they have no idea how to do right!”

Jeremiah 4:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

22 “For My people are foolish,

They have not known Me.

They are silly children,

And they have no understanding.

They are wise to do evil,

But to do good they have no knowledge.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 The Lord says, “My people are foolish.

They do not know me.

They are stupid children;

they don’t understand.

They are skillful at doing evil,

but they don’t know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 4:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 4:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 “My people are fools. They don’t know me. 

They are stupid people. They don’t understand. 

They are experts in doing wrong, 

and they don’t know how to do good.” 

Jeremiah 4:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 “For My people are fools;

they do not know Me.

They are foolish children,

without understanding.

They are skilled in doing what is evil,

but they do not know how to do what is good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 “For my people are foolish,

they do not know me;

they are stupid children,

they have no understanding.

They are skilled in doing evil,

but do not know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22 “For my people are foolish,

they have not known me.

They are foolish children,

and they do not have insight.

They are skillful at doing evil,

and they do not know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 The Lord says, “My people are foolish.

They do not know me.

They are children who do not have any sense.

They have no understanding at all.

They are skilled in doing what is evil.

They do not know how to do what is good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

22 “For My people are foolish,

They know Me not;

They are stupid children

And have no understanding.

They are shrewd to do evil,

But to do good they do not know.”


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