1 Corinthians 3:18

New Century Version

Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise,

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t depend on your own wisdom. Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

Proverbs 5:7

Now, my sons, listen to me, and don’t ignore what I say.

Isaiah 44:20

He doesn’t know what he is doing; his confused mind leads him the wrong way. He cannot save himself or say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Isaiah 5:21

How terrible it will be for people who think they are wise and believe they are clever.

Jeremiah 37:9

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

Jeremiah 8:8

“ ‘You keep saying, “We are wise, because we have the teachings of the Lord.” But actually, those who explain the Scriptures have written lies with their pens.

Matthew 13:22

And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and the temptation of wealth stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not produce fruit in that person’s life.

Matthew 18:4

The greatest person in the kingdom of heaven is the one who makes himself humble like this child.

Mark 10:15

I tell you the truth, you must accept the kingdom of God as if you were a little child, or you will never enter it.”

Luke 18:17

I tell you the truth, you must accept the kingdom of God as if you were a child, or you will never enter it.”

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful so you are not fooled. Many people will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the One’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t follow them.

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret, brothers and sisters, so you will understand that you do not know everything: Part of Israel has been made stubborn, but that will change when many who are not Jews have come to God.

Romans 12:16

Live in peace with each other. Do not be proud, but make friends with those who seem unimportant. Do not think how smart you are.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”

1 Corinthians 3:17

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person, because God’s temple is holy and you are that temple.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You receive honor, but we are shamed.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that the people who do wrong will not inherit God’s kingdom. Do not be fooled. Those who sin sexually, worship idols, take part in adultery, those who are male prostitutes, or men who have sexual relations with other men, those who steal, are greedy, get drunk, lie about others, or rob—these people will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks he is important when he really is not, he is only fooling himself.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be fooled: You cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they plant.

Ephesians 5:6

Do not let anyone fool you by telling you things that are not true, because these things will bring God’s anger on those who do not obey him.

2 Timothy 3:13

But people who are evil and cheat others will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, but they will also be fooling themselves.

Titus 3:3

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

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.

James 1:26

People who think they are religious but say things they should not say are just fooling themselves. Their “religion” is worth nothing.

1 John 1:8

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