1 Corinthians 3:20
and again, 'The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
In Context
21So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Cross References
Job 11:11For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
Psalms 94:11He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
Colossians 2:8See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,
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 →