1 Corinthians 3:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Don’t fool yourselves. Whoever thinks they are wise in this world should become a fool. That’s the only way they can be wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:5

Trust the Lord completely, and don’t depend on your own knowledge.

Isaiah 5:21

They think they are so smart. They think they are very intelligent.

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are too important to do this, you are only fooling yourself.

James 1:22

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

Luke 18:17

The truth is, you must accept God’s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.”

Matthew 18:4

The greatest person in God’s kingdom is the one who makes himself humble like this child.

Mark 10:15

The truth is, you must accept God’s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.”

James 1:26

You might think you are a very religious person. But if your tongue is out of control, you are fooling yourself. Your careless talk makes your offerings to God worthless.

Titus 3:3

In the past we were foolish too. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to the many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We lived doing evil and being jealous. People hated us and we hated each other.

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t let anyone fool you with words that are not true. God gets very angry when people who don’t obey him talk like that.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that people who do wrong will not get to enjoy God’s kingdom. Don’t be fooled. These are the people who will not get to enjoy his kingdom: those who sin sexually, those who worship idols, those who commit adultery, men who let other men use them for sex or who have sex with other men, those who steal, those who are greedy, those who drink too much, those who abuse others with insults, and those who cheat.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ, but you think you are so wise in Christ. We are weak, but you think you are so strong. People give you honor, but they don’t honor us.

Jeremiah 8:8

“‘You keep saying, “We have the Lord’s teachings. So we are wise!” But this is not true, because the scribes have lied with their pens.

Proverbs 26:12

People who think they are wise when they are not are worse than fools.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t trust in your own wisdom, but fear and respect the Lord and stay away from evil.

1 John 1:8

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

2 Timothy 3:13

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

Galatians 6:7

If you think you can fool God, you are only fooling yourselves. You will harvest what you plant.

1 Corinthians 15:33

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

Romans 12:16

Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud, but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others. Don’t think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.

Isaiah 44:20

Someone like that is deceived. They don’t know what they are doing. They cannot save themselves, and they will not admit, “This statue I am holding is a lie!”

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 has been made stubborn, but that will change when enough non-Jewish people have come to God.

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’ and ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.

Proverbs 5:7

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

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.

Matthew 13:22

“And what about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear the teaching but let worries about this life and love for money stop it from growing. So it does not produce a crop in their lives.

1 Corinthians 3:17

If you destroy God’s temple, God will destroy you, because God’s temple is holy. You yourselves are God’s temple.