Romans 1:31

unwise, unmannerly, without love [or without affection], without (a) bond of peace, without mercy.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

In Context

30privy backbiters, detractors, hateful to God, debaters [or despisers], proud, and high over-measure, finders of evil things, not obedient to father and mother,

32The which when they had known the rightwiseness of God, understood not, that they that do such things be worthy (of) the death, not only they that do those things (or not only they who do such things), but also they that consent to the doers.

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Cross References

2 Kings 18:14Then Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent messengers to the king of Assyrians into Lachish, and said, I have sinned (or I have done wrong); go away from me, and I shall bear all things, that thou shalt put to me. Therefore the king of Assyrians putted on Hezekiah, king of Judah, (a fine of) three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.

Isaiah 27:11In the dryness of ripe corn thereof women coming, and they that teach it, shall be all-broken. Forsooth it is not a wise people; therefore he that made it, shall not have mercy on it, and he that formed it, shall not spare it. (In the dryness of its branches, they shall be all-broken; the women shall come, and shall set them on fire. For they be not a wise people; and so he who made them, shall not have mercy on them, and he who formed them, shall not spare them.)

Jeremiah 4:22For my fond people knew not me; they be unwise sons, and cowards; they be wise to do evils, but they know not (how) to do well. (For my foolish people knew me not; they be unwise sons and daughters, and cowards; they be wise in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.)

Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him, that be understood, be beheld of the creature of the world (or be seen from the creation of the world), by those things that be made, yea, and the everlasting virtue of him (or and his eternal power), and the Godhead, so that they may not be excused [or they be unexcusable].

2 Timothy 3:3without affection, [or good will], without peace, false blamers [or false challengers], uncontinent, [or unchaste], unmild, without benignity,

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:20-32

The Excellency of the Gospel. ( a. d. 58.) 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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