Romans 1:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 1:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 1:22 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 1:22 — KJV
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
— Romans 1:22 (KJV)
Romans 1:22 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 1:22
“Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:22: themselves, wise
“And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. was in debt: Heb. had a creditor discontented: Heb. bitter of soul”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:22: themselves, became
“And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:22: themselves, became
“And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. submitted...: Heb. gave the hand under Solomon”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:22: themselves, wise
“For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:22: themselves, wise
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