1 Corinthians 1:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.””
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Corinthians 1:19 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 1:19 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Isaiah 19:3Then 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.
- Isaiah 19:11The 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”?
- Isaiah 29:14Therefore 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.”
- Jeremiah 8:9The 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?
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For 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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