1 Corinthians 3:19
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Be God’s fool—that’s the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It’s written in Scripture,
He exposes the chicanery of the chic.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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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NLTNew Living Translation
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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