Romans 3:16

Contemporary English Version

Wherever they go, they leave ruin and destruction.

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;

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;

Bible in Basic English
Destruction and trouble 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 What good is it to be a Jew? What good is it to be circumcised? ² It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews. ³ It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith? ⁴ No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, "Your words will be proven true, and in court you will win your case." ⁵ If our evil deeds show how right God is, then what can we say? Is it wrong for God to become angry and punish us? What a foolish thing to ask. ⁶ But the answer is, "No." Otherwise, how could God judge the world? ⁷ Since your lies bring great honor to God by showing how truthful he is, you may ask why God still says you are a sinner. ⁸ You might as well say, "Let's do something evil, so that something good will come of it!" Some people even claim that we are saying this. But God is fair and will judge them as well. ⁹ What does all this mean? Does it mean that we Jews are better off than the Gentiles? No, it doesn't! Jews, as well as Gentiles, are ruled by sin, just as I have said. ¹⁰ The Scriptures tell us, "No one is acceptable to God!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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
The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, "Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:6
The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.

Genesis 3:7
Right away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together to make something to cover themselves.

Genesis 3:8
Late in the afternoon a breeze began to blow, and the man and woman heard the Lord God walking in the garden. They were frightened and hid behind some trees.

Genesis 3:9
The Lord called out to the man and asked, "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:10
The man answered, "I was naked, and when I heard you walking through the garden, I was frightened and hid!"

Genesis 3:11
"How did you know you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat any fruit from that tree in the middle of the garden?"

Genesis 3:12
"It was the woman you put here with me," the man said. "She gave me some of the fruit, and I ate it."

Genesis 3:16
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."

Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.

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.