1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: “He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

18Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

20and again: “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”

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Cross References

Job 5:13Who taketh the wise in their own craftiness, And bringeth to nought the counsel of the artful.

Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.

Isaiah 19:11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; The wise counsellors of Pharaoh have been stupid in their counsels. How, then, can ye say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, The son of ancient kings”?

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 →

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