1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

Young's Literal Translation

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

17if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

19for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:5Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

Proverbs 5:7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

Isaiah 5:21Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!

Jeremiah 8:8How do ye say, We [are] wise, And the law of Jehovah [is] with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

Matthew 18:4whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

Luke 18:17verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may 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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