1 Corinthians 3:18

Easy To Read Version

Don’t fool yourselves. If any person among you thinks that he is wise in this world, then he should become a fool. Then that person can become truly wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust the Lord completely! Don’t depend on your own knowledge.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t depend on your own wisdom. But respect the Lord and stay away from evil.

Proverbs 5:7

Now my sons, listen to me. Don’t forget the words I say.

Isaiah 44:20

That man does not know what he is doing. He is confused, so his heart leads him the wrong way. That man can’t save himself. And he can’t see that he is doing wrong. That man will not say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Isaiah 5:21

Those people think they are very smart. They think they are very intelligent.

Jeremiah 37:9

This is what the Lord says: ‘People of Jerusalem, don’t fool yourselves. Don’t say to yourselves, “The army of Babylon will surely leave us alone.” They will not.

Jeremiah 8:8

“You keep saying,\par ‘We have the Lord’s teachings!\par So we are wise!’\par But that is not true.\par Why? Because the scribes {\cf2\super [69]} \par have lied with their pens.\par

Matthew 13:22

And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and love for money stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not make fruit {\cf2\super [184]} \{in that person’s life\}.

Matthew 18:4

The greatest (most important) person in the kingdom of heaven is the person that makes himself humble like this child.

Mark 10:15

I tell you the truth. You must accept the kingdom of God like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.”

Luke 18:17

I tell you the truth. You must accept God’s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it!”

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am \{the Christ {\cf2\super [332]} \}’ and, ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.

Romans 12:16

Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud. Be willing to be friends with people who are not important to other people. Don’t be conceited.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any person destroys God’s temple, then God will destroy that person. Why? Because God’s temple is holy. {\cf2\super [20]} You yourselves are God’s temple.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ. But \{you think\} you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but \{you think\} you are strong. People give you honor, but they don’t honor us.

Galatians 6:3

If a person thinks that he is important when he is really not important, he is only fooling himself.

Galatians 6:7

Don’t be fooled: You cannot cheat God. A person harvests only the things he plants. {\cf2\super [75]}

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t let any person fool you by telling you things that are not true. Those evil things make God angry with the people who don’t obey.

2 Timothy 3:13

People who are evil and cheat other people will become worse and worse. They will fool other people, but they will also be fooling themselves.

Titus 3:3

Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; don’t just listen and do nothing. Why? Because when you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.

James 1:26

You might think you are religious (good). But if you say things you should not say, then you are fooling yourself. Your “religion” is worth nothing.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.