Ancient Codex
Wisdom of Solomon
19 chapters
ancient
Wisdom of Solomon
Origin: Alexandria, Egypt
Date: ca. 100 BCE – 50 CE
Languages: en
Access: mixed
Composed in Greek, likely by a Hellenistic Jew; attributed traditionally to Solomon but actually written much later.
21 chapters, poetic and philosophical in style. Verse alignment: original_text[i] ↔ modern_translation[i].
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Chapter 1
Exhortation to Righteousness
Chapter 2
The Reasoning of the Ungodly
Chapter 3
The Blessedness of the Righteous and the Fate of the Ungodly
Chapter 4
The Shortness of Life and the Reward of Righteousness
Chapter 5
The Triumph of the Righteous over the Ungodly
Chapter 6
Exhortation to Rulers
Chapter 7
The Nature of Wisdom
Chapter 8
The Excellence of Wisdom
Chapter 9
Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
Chapter 10
The Works of Wisdom in History
Chapter 11
Wisdom in the Wilderness
Chapter 12
God’s Just Judgments
Chapter 13
The Folly of Idolatry
Chapter 14
The Origin and Curse of Idolatry
Chapter 15
The True God and the Folly of Idolatry
Chapter 16
God’s Mercy in Contrast to Egypt’s Plagues
Chapter 17
The Terror of Darkness on Egypt
Chapter 18
Deliverance of Israel, Destruction of the Firstborn
Chapter 19