Romans 1:22 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

English ASV

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

English Amplified

Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

English EASY 2024

They said that they were wise, but really they became fools.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They said they were wise, but they became fools.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They say they are wise, but they are fools;

English God's Word - GW 1995

While claiming to be wise, they became fools.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

English KJV 1611

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

English LSB

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

While claiming to be wise, they became fools

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.

English NIV

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

English NKJ 1982

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

English NLT

Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Claiming to be wise, they became fools;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Although claiming to be wise, they were in fact shallow fools.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Claiming themselves to be wise without God, they became utter fools instead.

English Tyndale 1537

When they counted themselves wise, they became fools

Romans 1:22 — Compare Translations