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1 Corinthians 1:19
New International Version
1 Corinthians 1:19
New International Version
1 Corinthians 1:19
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 1:19
English Standard Version
19 For it is written,
(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
1 Corinthians 1:19
King James Version
1 Corinthians 1:19
King James Version
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
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1 Corinthians 1:19
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1 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For it is written:
(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
1 Corinthians 1:19
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 1:19
New American Standard Bible
19 For it is written:
“(A)I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.”
1 Corinthians 3:19
New International Version
1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(B)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
1 Corinthians 3:19
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 3:19
English Standard Version
19 For (A)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (B)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
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1 Corinthians 3:19
King James Version
1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, (A)“He catches the wise in their own craftiness”;
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1 Corinthians 3:19
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For (A)the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written: “He is (B)the one who catches the wise by their craftiness”;
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