1 Corinthians 3:18

Catholic Public Domain Version

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may be truly wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

Proverbs 3:5

Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.

Proverbs 5:7

Therefore, my son, listen to me now, and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 44:20

Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, "Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand."

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to you who are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own sight!

Jeremiah 37:9

But even if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and if there were left behind from among them only a few wounded men, they would rise up, each one from his tent, and they would burn this city with fire."

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say: 'We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us?' Truly, the lying pen of the scribes has wrought falsehood.

Matthew 13:22

And whoever has received the seed among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the falseness of riches suffocate the word, and he is effectively without fruit.

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:15

Amen I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a little child, will not enter into it."

Luke 18:17

Amen, I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a child, will not enter into it."

Luke 21:8

And he said: "Be cautious, lest you be seduced. For many will come in my name, saying: 'For I am he,' and, 'The time has drawn near.' And so, do not choose to go after them.

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery (lest you seem wise only to yourselves) that a certain blindness has occurred in Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has arrived.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another: not savoring what is exalted, but consenting in humility. Do not choose to seem wise to yourself.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be led astray. Evil communication corrupts good morals.

1 Corinthians 3:17

But if anyone violates the Temple of God, God will destroy him. For the Temple of God is holy, and you are that Temple.

1 Corinthians 4:10

So we are fools because of Christ, but you are discerning in Christ? We are weak, but you are strong? You are noble, but we are ignoble?

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the iniquitous will not possess the kingdom of God? Do not choose to wander astray. For neither fornicators, nor servants of idolatry, nor adulterers,

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:7

Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one seduce you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God was sent upon the sons of unbelief.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.

Titus 3:3

For, in times past, we ourselves were also unwise, unbelieving, erring, servants of various desires and pleasures, acting with malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.

James 1:22

So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.

James 1:26

But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one's religion is vanity.

1 John 1:8

If we claim that we have no sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.