1 Corinthians 3:18

New English Translation

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 5:7

So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

Isaiah 5:21

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.

Jeremiah 37:9

Moreover, I, the Lord, warn you not to deceive yourselves into thinking that the Babylonian forces will go away and leave you alone. For they will not go away.

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say, “We are wise! We have the law of the Lord”? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

Matthew 18:4

Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:15

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Luke 18:17

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Luke 21:8

He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

1 Corinthians 3:17

If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

Ephesians 5:6

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

Titus 3:3

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

James 1:22

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

James 1:26

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

1 John 1:8

If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.