Verse List for 1 COR 3:19

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OET (OET-RV) because this world’s wisdom is foolishness with God, because as it’s written: ‘He catches out the wise in their craftiness.’

OET-LV For/Because the wisdom of_ the _world this, foolishness with the god is.
For/Because it _has _been _written:
The one catching the wise in the craftiness of _them he _is.

ULT For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, ⇔ “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

UST I speak these words because the things that humans consider to be wise are things that God considers to be foolish. You know that this is true because the author of the book of Job wrote, ⇔ “God is the one who disrupts the clever schemes that wise people plan.”

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

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

BLB For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written: "He is the One catching the wise in their craftiness."

AICNT For the wisdom of this world is foolishness beside God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”[fn]

OEB For in God’s sight this world’s wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of – ⇔ “One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,”

WEBBE & WMBB For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

NET For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “ He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

LSV for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it has been written: “Who is taking the wise in their craftiness”;

FBV This world's wisdom is plain foolishness to God. As Scripture says, “He uses the cleverness of the wise to catch them out,”[fn]

TCNT For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”

T4T You should do that because things that unbelievers consider to be [IRO] wise, God considers to be foolish. We can learn from the Scriptures what God says about that: ⇔ Those who think that they are [IRO] wise, he messes up their plans by the mistakes they make!

LEB For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”[fn]

BBE For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

Moff For God ranks this world's wisdom as "sheer folly." It is written, He seizes the wise in their craftiness,

Wymth This world's wisdom is "foolishness" in God's sight; for it is written, "He snares the wise with their own cunning."

ASV For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

DRA For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

YLT for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

Drby For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with [fn]God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.

RV For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
(For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh/takes the wise in their craftiness:)

SLT For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written, He seizing the wise in their deceptions.

Wbstr For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

KJB-1769 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
(For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh/takes the wise in their own craftiness.)

KJB-1611 For the wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, Hee taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
(For the wisdom of this world, is foolishness with God. For it is written: He compasseth/compasses/surrounds the wise in their own craftyness.)

Gnva For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.
(For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their own craftiness.)

Cvdl For the wyssdome off this worlde is foolishnes with God. For it is wrytten: He compaseth the wyse in their craftynesse.
(For the wisdom off this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: He compaseth the wise in their craftyness.)

TNT For the wisdome of this worlde is folysshnes with god. For it is written: he compaseth the wyse in their craftynes.
(For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with god. For it is written: he compaseth the wise in their craftynes.)

Wycl For the wisdom of this world is foli anentis God; for it is writun, Y schal catche wise men in her fel wisdom;
(For the wisdom of this world is folly towards God; for it is written, I shall catch wise men in her fell wisdom;)

Luth Denn dieser Welt Weisheit ist Torheit bei GOtt. Denn es stehet geschrieben: Die Weisen erhaschet er in ihrer Klugheit.
(Because this world wise_(people) is folly at/in God. Because it stands written: The wise_(men) snatched he in of_their/her wisdom.)

ClVg Sapientia enim hujus mundi, stultitia est apud Deum. Scriptum est enim: Comprehendam sapientes in astutia eorum.
(Wisdom because of_this world, foolishness it_is at God. Written it_is because: Comprehendam wise_people in/into/on astutia their.)

SR-GNT Ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, μωρία παρὰ τῷ ˚Θεῷ ἐστιν. Γέγραπται γάρ, “Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν.” ‡

UGNT ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, μωρία παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν. γέγραπται γάρ, ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν.

SBL-GNT ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου μωρία παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐστιν· γέγραπται γάρ· Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν·

RP-GNT Ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου μωρία παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐστιν. Γέγραπται γάρ, Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν.

TC-GNT ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου μωρία παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστι. γέγραπται γάρ, Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν.

Verse List for 1 COR 3:19

Verse List for 1 COR 3:19