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 is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will confound."

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,

Surely the princes of Zoan [are] foolish; the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh [give] senseless counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I myself [am] a son of sages, a {descendant} of ancient kings"?

therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular and a spectacle with this spectacular people. And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden."

who frustrates [the] signs of oracle priests and makes a fool of diviners, who drives [the] wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,

For [although they] knew God, they did not honor [him] as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

General references

For {they are a nation void of sense}, and there is not [any] understanding in them.

Therefore pay careful attention [that] the light in you is not darkness!

But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!"

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will confound."