4 When for his cause the earth was drowning with a flood, wisdom again saved it, guiding the righteous man’s course by a paltry piece of wood. (WEB) 5 Moreover, when nations consenting together in wickedness had been confounded, wisdom knew the righteous man, and preserved him blameless to God, and kept him strong when his heart yearned toward his child. (WEB) 6 While the ungodly were perishing, wisdom delivered a righteous man, when he fled from the fire that descended out of heaven on the five cities. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 10:4–6
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Wisdom of Solomon 9:17–18
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Wisdom of Solomon 10:14–16
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Wisdom of Solomon 14:5–7
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2 Peter 2:6–8
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Ecclesiastes 9:14–16
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