Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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Wisdom of Solomon 16:21

For thy sustinance declared thy swetnes vnto thy children, which serued to the appetite of him, that toke it, & was mete to that that euerie man wolde.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
For your sustenance declared your sweetness to your children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man’s liking.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
For your nature showed your sweetness toward your children, while that bread, serving the desire of the eater, changed itself according to every man’s choice.
World English Bible