Other translations
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom rescued the righteous man from the midst of the godless who were being destroyed, and he escaped the fire that rained down on the Five Cities.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
Good News Translation®
Wisdom rescued a righteous man while ungodly people were dying. He escaped the flames that destroyed the Five Cities.
Wycliffe Bible
And it delivered a just man fleeing from wicked men perishing, when fire came down into the place of five cities. [This the rightwise from the perishing unpious men delivered fleeing, fire descended into the regions of five cities.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
Common English Bible © 2011
When the ungodly were about to be wiped out, Wisdom saved a man who did what was right. He was able to flee from the fire that descended on the five cities.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
She rescued a righteous man from among the wicked who were being destroyed, when he fled as fire descended upon the Pentapolis—
Revised Standard Version
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.