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1 Corinthians 3:19

Verse 19 of 23. The 3rd of 16 chapters in 1 Corinthians, in The Letters of Paul.

15If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18Let 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.

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

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1 Corinthians 3:19 in the World English Bible

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”
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Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:19

Note, We must abase ourselves before God if we would be either truly wise or good: For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, v. 19. The wisdom which worldly men esteem (policy, philosophy, oratory) is foolishness with God. It is so in a way of comparison with his wisdom. He chargeth his angels with folly (Job iv. 18), and much more the wisest among the children of men. His understanding is infinite, Ps. cxlvii. 5.

Read Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:18–20: Humility Prescribed. (a. d. 57.)

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.