1 Corinthians 3:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness  with God, since it is written,  He catches the wise in their craftiness;  ,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ For this world's wisdom is foolishness (absurdity and stupidity) with God, for it is written, He lays hold of the wise in their [own] craftiness; [Job 5:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

Common English Bible

¹⁹ This world’s wisdom is foolishness to God. As it’s written, “He catches the wise in their cleverness.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. And so it has been written: "I will catch the wise in their own astuteness."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

1 Corinthians 3:19 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:31

Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’

2 Samuel 16:23

Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone asking about a word from God   #– #such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

2 Samuel 17:14

Since the Lord had decreed  that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined  in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.’

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel realised that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his home town. He set his house in order and hanged himself.  So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Esther 7:10

They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.  Then the king’s anger subsided.

Job 5:13

He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and when war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.’

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because he did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.’  ,

Proverbs 14:8

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the  Lord.

Isaiah 44:25

who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;

1 Corinthians 2:6

We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature,  but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers  of this age, who are coming to nothing.

1 Corinthians 4:6

Now, brothers and sisters,  I have applied these things to myself and Apollos  for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying: ‘Nothing beyond what is written.’ The purpose is that none of you will be arrogant, favouring one person over another.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,  by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

James 3:15

Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.