Romans 3:16

Bible in Basic English

Destruction and trouble are in their ways;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

King James Version (1611)
Destruction & misery are in their wayes:

King James Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways:

English Standard Version
in their paths are ruin and misery,

New American Standard Bible
DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,

New Century Version
Everywhere they go they cause ruin and misery.

Amplified Bible
DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,

Legacy Standard Bible
Destruction and misery are in their paths,

Berean Standard Bible
ruin and misery lie in their wake;

Contemporary English Version
Wherever they go, they leave ruin and destruction.

Complete Jewish Bible
in their ways are ruin and misery,

Darby Translation
ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

Easy-to-Read Version
Everywhere they go they cause trouble and ruin.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Destruction & calamity are in their waies,

George Lamsa Translation
Destruction and misery are in their ways.

Good News Translation
they leave ruin and destruction wherever they go.

Lexham English Bible
destruction and distress are in their paths,

Literal Translation
ruin and misery are in their way;

American Standard Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways;

Hebrew Names Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways.

International Standard Version
Ruin and misery mark their ways.in their paths">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
Crushing and misery are in their ways;

Murdock Translation
Destruction and anguish are in their paths:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heartes griefe & miserie are in their wayes.

English Revised Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways;

World English Bible
Destruction and misery are in their ways.

Weymouth's New Testament
Ruin and misery mark their path;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sorewe and cursidnesse ben in the weies of hem, and thei knewen not the weie of pees;

Update Bible Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways;

Webster's Bible Translation
Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:

New English Translation
ruin and misery are in their paths ,

New King James Version
Destruction and misery are in their ways;

New Living Translation
Destruction and misery always follow them.

New Life Bible
Wherever they go, they destroy and make people suffer.

New Revised Standard
ruin and misery are in their paths,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Destruction and misery, are in their ways,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Destruction and misery in their ways:

Revised Standard Version
in their paths are ruin and misery,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Destruccion and wretchednes are in their wayes.

Young's Literal Translation
Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Destruccion & wrechidnes are in their wayes,

Mace New Testament (1729)
destruction and misery are in their ways:

Simplified Cowboy Version
Pain and tears follow their every move.

Contextual Overview

¹ How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision? ² Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them. ³ And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect? ⁴ In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged. ⁵ But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)? ⁶ In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world? ⁷ But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner? ⁸ Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment. ⁹ What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin; ¹⁰ As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:10 - destroy the city 1 Samuel 23:23 - I will search Psalms 10:5 - His Isaiah 57:21 - General Isaiah 59:7 - wasting

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.

Genesis 3:8
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

Genesis 3:9
And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?

Genesis 3:10
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.

Genesis 3:11
And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take?

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.

Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.

Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Destruction and misery are in their ways. This passage also is to be found in Isaiah 59:7, and may be understood either actively thus: all the ways they take, and methods they pursue, are to make their fellow creatures miserable, to ruin and destroy them; or passively, that by their sinful ways and vicious course of life, they themselves are brought to destruction and misery: the way they are walking in is, "the broad way, that leadeth to destruction", Matthew 7:13; the end of it, what it issues in, is eternal death, the destruction of the body and soul in hell, which will be attended with endless and inexpressible misery.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Destruction - That is, they “cause” the destruction or the ruin of the reputation, happiness, and peace of others.

Misery - Calamity, ruin.

In their ways - Wherever they go. This is a striking description not only of the wicked then, but of all times. The tendency of their conduct is to destroy the virtue, happiness, and peace of all with whom they come in contact.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 3:16. Destruction and misery are in their ways — DESTRUCTION is their work, and MISERY to themselves and to the objects of their malice is the consequence of their impious and murderous conduct.