1 Corinthians 3:19

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Summary

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

The wisdom

General references

1 Corinthians 1:19

Bible References

The wisdom

For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.

But we speak wisdom among the perfected: and the wisdom not of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, they being left unemployed:

Also the chiefs of Zoan are foolish, the wise counseling Pharaoh the counsel became brutish: how shall ye say to Pharaoh, I the son of the wise, the son of kings of old?

For this, behold me adding to be wonderful with this people, dealing wonderfully and being a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise perished, and the understanding of their understanding ones shall be hid.

Bringing to naught the signs at vain boasters, and he will make those divining, foolish; turning back the wise backward, and he will frustrate their knowledge.

Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened.

General references

For they a nation destroying counsels, And no understanding in them.

Take heed therefore lest the light in thee be darkness.

But the crowd, not knowing the law, are cursed.

Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,

For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.