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1 Corinthians 1:19

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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

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BSB
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
KJV
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
WEB
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
ASV
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.
DARBY
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
BLB
For it has been written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will set aside.”
ÅB
for det er skrevet: Jeg vil ødelegge de vises visdom, og de forstandiges forstand vil jeg gjøre til intet.
OTB
For skriften sier:
"Jeg vil gjøre de vises visdom til intet,
Og de forstandiges forstand vil jeg tilintetgjøre."
B1930
for det er skrevet: Jeg vil ødelegge de vises visdom, og de forstandiges forstand vil jeg gjøre til intet.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 29:14

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

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  • Jeremiah 8:9

    The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:19

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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  • Job 5:12–13

    He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

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  • Isaiah 19:11

    The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

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  • Isaiah 19:3

    Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

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