1 Corinthians 3:18
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18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. (B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
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Proverbs 3:5
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1 Corinthians 1:18-21
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Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18 For the word of the cross is (A)folly to (B)those who are perishing, but to us (C)who are being saved it is (D)the power of God. 19 For it is written,
(E)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
20 (F)Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? (G)Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[a] to save those who believe.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
Isaiah 5:21
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21 Woe to those who are (A)wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
Galatians 6:3
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3 For (A)if anyone thinks he is something, (B)when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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1 Corinthians 8:1-2
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Food Offered to Idols
8 Now concerning[a] (A)food offered to idols: we know that (B)“all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” (C)puffs up, (D)but love builds up. 2 (E)If anyone imagines that he knows something, (F)he does not yet know as he ought to know.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
James 1:22
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22 But be (A)doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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Luke 18:17
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17 (A)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (B)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
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Matthew 18:4
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4 (A)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the (B)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Mark 10:15
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15 (A)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (B)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
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James 1:26
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26 If anyone thinks he is religious (A)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's (B)religion is worthless.
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Titus 3:3
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3 For (A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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Ephesians 5:6
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6 (A)Let no one (B)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (C)the wrath of God comes upon (D)the sons of disobedience.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b]
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
1 Corinthians 4:10
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10 (A)We are fools for Christ's sake, but (B)you are wise in Christ. (C)We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.
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Jeremiah 8:8
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8 (A)“How can you say, ‘We are wise,
and the law of the Lord is with us’?
But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie.
Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 3:7
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1 John 1:8
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8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (B)the truth is not in us.
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2 Timothy 3:13
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13 while (A)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and (B)being deceived.
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Galatians 6:7
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7 (A)Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for (B)whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
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1 Corinthians 15:33
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33 (A)Do not be deceived: (B)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais
Romans 12:16
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16 (A)Live in harmony with one another. (B)Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[a] (C)Never be wise in your own sight.
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- Romans 12:16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Isaiah 44:20
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20 (A)He feeds on (B)ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not (C)a lie in my right hand?”
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Romans 11:25
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The Mystery of Israel's Salvation
25 (A)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[a] (B)a partial hardening has come upon Israel, (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
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- Romans 11:25 Or brothers and sisters
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