1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is folly with Aloha; for it is written, He hath taken the wise in their own craftiness.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 man deceive himself. Whoever among you supposeth himself wise in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

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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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