Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

You are wise, so you will gladly be tolerant of fools.

New American Standard Bible

For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.

King James Version

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

Holman Bible

For you, being so wise, gladly put up with fools!

A Conservative Version

For being wise, ye gladly tolerate the foolish.

American Standard Version

For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves .

Amplified

For you, being so wise, gladly tolerate and accept the foolish [like me]!

An Understandable Version

For, since you people are so smart, you gladly put up with fools.

Anderson New Testament

For it is a pleasure to you to bear with men of no understanding, since you yourselves are wise.

Bible in Basic English

For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.

Common New Testament

For you put up with fools gladly, being so wise yourselves!

Daniel Mace New Testament

for as wise as you are your selves, you easily bear with the folly of others.

Darby Translation

For ye bear fools readily, being wise.

Godbey New Testament

For cheerfully do you, being wise, bear with the foolish:

Goodspeed New Testament

For you like to put up with fools, you are so wise yourselves!

John Wesley New Testament

For ye, being wise, suffer fools willingly. For ye suffer, if a man inslave you,

Julia Smith Translation

For ye bear with the mad willingly, being wise.

King James 2000

For you put up with fools gladly, seeing you yourselves are wise.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For [because you] are wise, you put up with foolish people gladly!

Modern King James verseion

For you gladly bear with fools, being wise.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For ye suffer fools gladly because that ye yourselves are wise.

Moffatt New Testament

You put up with fools so readily, you who know so much!

Montgomery New Testament

Although you are wise, you put up with fools willingly enough!

NET Bible

For since you are so wise, you put up with fools gladly.

New Heart English Bible

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

Noyes New Testament

For ye bear with fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise;

Sawyer New Testament

You endure fools patiently being wise;

The Emphasized Bible

For, gladly, do ye bear with the foolish, being yourselves , discreet, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For ye bear with fools easily when you are wise yourselves.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For all your cleverness, you tolerate fools willingly enough!

Webster

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

Weymouth New Testament

Wise as you yourselves are, you find pleasure in tolerating fools.

Williams New Testament

For you who are so wise yourselves are glad to listen to fools!

World English Bible

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

Worrell New Testament

for ye gladly bear with the foolish, being yourselves wise.

Worsley New Testament

For ye bear with fools willingly, being yourselves so wise:

Youngs Literal Translation

for gladly do ye bear with the fools -- being wise,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ye suffer
ἀνέχομαι 
Anechomai 
Usage: 12

ἄφρων 
Aphron 
Usage: 9

ἡδέως 
hedeos 
Usage: 3

seeing ye
ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

Verse Info

Context Readings

Paul Boasts In His Sufferings

18 Since many people boast in a fleshly way, I will do it, too. 19 You are wise, so you will gladly be tolerant of fools. 20 You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for the Messiah's sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

1 Corinthians 10:15

I am talking to sensible people. Apply what I am saying to yourselves.

Revelation 3:17

You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

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