1 Corinthians 3:20
And again: “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
In Context
21And so, let no one glory in men.
Cross References
Job 11:11For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?
Psalms 94:11And these have not known my ways. So I swore in my wrath: They shall not enter into my rest.
Colossians 2:8See to it that no one deceives you through philosophy and empty falsehoods, as found in the traditions of men, in accord with the influences of the world, and not in accord with Christ.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:19-21
Humility Prescribed. ( a. d. 57.) 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Here he prescribes humility, and a modest opinion of themselves, for the remedy of the irregularities in the church of Corinth, the divisions and contests… Read the whole commentary →