Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Five of them were foolish and five were wise. New Living Translation Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. English Standard Version Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Berean Standard Bible Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Berean Literal Bible And five of them were foolish, and five wise. King James Bible And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. New King James Version Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. New American Standard Bible Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. NASB 1995 “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. NASB 1977 “And five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. Legacy Standard Bible Now five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. Amplified Bible Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible]. Christian Standard Bible Five of them were foolish and five were wise. Holman Christian Standard Bible Five of them were foolish and five were sensible. American Standard Version And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But five of them were wise and five were foolish. Contemporary English Version Five of them were foolish and five were wise. Douay-Rheims Bible And five of them were foolish, and five wise. English Revised Version And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. GOD'S WORD® Translation Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Good News Translation Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise. International Standard Version Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise, Literal Standard Version and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; Majority Standard Bible Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. New American Bible Five of them were foolish and five were wise. NET Bible Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise. New Revised Standard Version Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. New Heart English Bible Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Webster's Bible Translation And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Weymouth New Testament Five of them were foolish and five were wise. World English Bible Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Young's Literal Translation and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Ten Virgins1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.… Cross References Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? Matthew 25:3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. Matthew 25:4 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. Matthew 25:9 No,' said the wise ones, 'or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.' Treasury of Scripture And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: … Matthew 13:19-23,38-43,47,48 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side… Matthew 22:10,11 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests… Jump to Previous Five Foolish Prudent WiseJump to Next Five Foolish Prudent WiseMatthew 25 1. The parable of the ten virgins,14. and of the talents. 31. Also the description of the last judgment. (2) Five of them were wise.--The word is the same as in Matthew 24:45, where see Note.Verse 2. - Five of them were wise (φρόνιμοι, Matthew 24:45), and five were foolish. The best uncials (א, B, C, D, L) invert the clauses, in agreement with the order in vers. 3, 4. So the Vulgate. In this case the idea would be that the foolish were a more prominent and noticeable class than the others. All the virgins were outwardly the same, were provided with the same lamps, prepared to perform the same office; the difference in their characters is proved by the result. Their folly is seen in the fact that at the time of action they were unable to do the part which a little care and forethought would have enabled them to perform successfully. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Fiveπέντε (pente) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. foolish, μωραὶ (mōrai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 3474: Probably from the base of musterion; dull or stupid, i.e. Heedless, blockhead, absurd. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. five [were] πέντε (pente) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'. wise. φρόνιμοι (phronimoi) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 5429: Intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise. From phren; thoughtful, i.e. Sagacious or discreet; in a bad sense conceited. 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