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1 Corinthians 3:18

Avoid Worldly Wisdom

18 sLet no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

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1 Corinthians 3:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise,

1 Corinthians 3:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Don’t fool yourselves. Suppose some of you think you are wise by the standards of the world. Then you should become a “fool” so that you can become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.


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