Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
For it is written,
“
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
King James Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Holman Bible
For it is written:
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.
International Standard Version
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject."
A Conservative Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will frustrate the understanding of those of understanding.
American Standard Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.
Amplified
For it is written and forever remains written,
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”
An Understandable Version
For it is written [Isa. 29:14], "I [i.e., God] will destroy the wisdom of wise people, and will set aside [i.e., hinder] the understanding of intelligent people."
Anderson New Testament
For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; and I will set aside the understanding of the prudent.
Common New Testament
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will frustrate."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Darby Translation
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
Godbey New Testament
For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the understanding of the intelligent.
Goodspeed New Testament
For the Scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And I will thwart the shrewdness of the shrewd!"
John Wesley New Testament
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and abolish the understanding of the prudent.
Julia Smith Translation
For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.
King James 2000
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will confound."
Modern King James verseion
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the perceiving ones."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent."
Moffatt New Testament
It is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the sages, I will confound the insight of the wise.
Montgomery New Testament
For thus it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the philosophers, And the prudence of the prudent will I confound.
NET Bible
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."
New Heart English Bible
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."
Noyes New Testament
For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning."
Sawyer New Testament
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the intelligent.
The Emphasized Bible
For it is written - I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless."
Twentieth Century New Testament
For Scripture says-'I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to nought, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will make of no account.'
Webster
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Weymouth New Testament
For so it stands written, "I will exhibit the nothingness of the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought."
Williams New Testament
For the Scripture says: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the learning of the learned."
World English Bible
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."
Worrell New Testament
For it has been written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning will I set aside."
Worsley New Testament
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Youngs Literal Translation
for it hath been written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'
Themes
Evangelism » The preaching of the cross
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Prudence » Of the wicked » Defeated by God
Topics
Interlinear
Atheteo
References
American
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 1:19
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Christ Crucified, The Power And Wisdom Of God
18 For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God. 19 As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge. 20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 29:14
For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.
Job 5:12-13
Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.
Jeremiah 8:9
The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:
Isaiah 19:3
And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.
Isaiah 19:11
The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?