Other translations
New Catholic Bible
The illusions of their magic art were held up to ridicule, and their vaunted wisdom was laughed to scorn,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.
Good News Translation®
The illusions produced by their magic tricks were put to shame, and all the wisdom they had boasted of came to nothing.
Wycliffe Bible
And (the) scorns of witchcraft were laid to (it), and the glory of wisdom was chastising with despising. [And of divining craft the scorns were laid to (it), and the glory of wisdom correction with strife.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.
Common English Bible © 2011
They realized that their mocking attempts at magic were too weak and that they had no real power. It became clear to them that they had given themselves far too much credit for understanding what was happening.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
And mockeries of their magic art failed, and there was a humiliating refutation of their vaunted shrewdness.
Revised Standard Version
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The delusions of their magic art lay humbled, and their boasted wisdom was scornfully rebuked.