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Wisdom of Solomon 5:16

The New Testament’s use of Wisdom of Solomon

2 places · 2 kinds of echo

The source

Therefore will they receive the crown of royal dignity And the diadem of beauty from the Lord’s hand; Because with his right hand will he cover them, And with his arm will he shield them.

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Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.

Allusion1

A deliberate verbal borrowing without a citation formula.

Jas 1:12

The righteous 'will receive a glorious crown and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord.' This deuterocanonical promise of a crown to the steadfast righteous closely matches James's crown of life awarded to those who endure and love God.

Medium confidence

Echo1

A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.

1 Pet 5:1-4 ?

The righteous receiving 'a glorious crown' and 'beautiful diadem' from the Lord's hand parallels the unfading crown of glory, a Second Temple development of the reward motif.

Low confidence
Elsewhere in Wisdom of Solomon 5
Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-16 2Wisdom of Solomon 5:17-20 2Wisdom of Solomon 5:18 2