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True Wisdom

18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of[a] this world, he must become a fool to become really wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is nonsense in God’s sight. For it is written,

“He catches the wise with their own trickery,”[b]

20 and again,

“The Lord[c] knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:18 The Gk. lacks the ways of
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:20 MT source citation reads Lord
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Ps 94:11