1 Corinthians 3:19 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written, “He catches the clever 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."

1 Corinthians 3:19 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:31

Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

2 Samuel 16:23

Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was like inquiring for the word of God—so was all of Ahithophel’s counsel both with David and with Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Adonai had ordained to thwart Ahithophel’s good counsel, so that Adonai might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, went to his home in his hometown set his house in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s rage subsided.

Job 5:13

Who catches the clever in their craftiness, and thwarts the plan of the cunning.

Psalm 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

Exodus 1:10

Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, or else they will grow even more numerous, so that if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and then escape from the land.”

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Adonai is greater than all gods, since they had acted arrogantly against them.”

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to consider his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.

Isaiah 44:25

causing the omens of boasters to fail, making fools of diviners, turning wise men backward and making their knowledge foolish,

1 Corinthians 2:6

We do speak wisdom, however, among those who are 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 I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers and sisters, so you might learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then none of you will be puffed up in favor of one against the other.

Ephesians 4:14

As a result, we are no longer to be like children, tossed around by the waves and blown all over by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of men with cunning in deceitful scheming.

James 3:15

This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.