1 Corinthians 3:20
And again: The Lord knoweth the devices of the wise, that they are vain.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
In Context
21Wherefore, let no one glory in men: for all things are yours;
Cross References
Colossians 2:8Beware, lest any man make you naked by philosophy, and by vain deception, according to the doctrines of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to the Messiah,
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 →