1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:5Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.

Proverbs 5:7Now therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 5:21Woe to you that rue wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

Jeremiah 8:8How do you say: We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Indeed the lying pen of the scribes hath wrought falsehood.

Matthew 18:4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 18:17Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:17-18

Holiness Prescribed. ( a. d. 57.) 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Here the apostle resumes his argument and exhortation, founding it on his former allusion, You are God's building, v. 9 , and here, Know you not that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile (corrupt and destroy) the temple of God, him… Read the whole commentary →

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