1 Corinthians 1:19

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers


King James Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
New King James Version
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
New American Standard Bible
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
New International Version
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
The Amplified Bible
For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation
For it has been written and is at present on record, I will destroy the wisdom of the those who are wise, and the discernment of the those who have the ability to discern I will frustrate.
Phillips’ Modern English
It is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent will I reject.
Williams’ Language of the People
For the Scripture says: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the learning of the learned.” 		 
1 Cor. 1:18 π 1 Cor. 1:20
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That Reference This Scripture

  1. By the Numbers - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) God’s choice of the number “one” to describe Himself is no accident.

  2. The Corinthian Error; The End Time Men - W.W. Fischer These Corinthian Charismatics wanted the riches, blessings and places of honor – Paul’s life was an embarrassment to them.

  3. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau: Three of Satan’s Stooges - Neil Girrard The U.S. is little more than the acting out of the philosophies of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau but most Americans don’t know what these philosophers said or why that might be important to them as followers of Christ.

  4. How Christ Is Revealed by the Holy Spirit - Not Through the Intellect!; When He Is Come - A.W. Tozer From a collection of 10 sermons on the Holy Spirit.

  5. Servants; The End Time Men - W.W. Fischer What contemporary Christianity says about our great power and authority gets shot down by even this incomplete list of verses.

  6. Substitutes; The End Time Men - W.W. Fischer We are obviously mired and burdened today by religious practices promoting the wisdom of words and the manufactured ineffectiveness of the cross which Paul rejected in his letter to the Corinthians.

  7. Teachings of the Spirit - Neil Girrard It is most important that the Holy Spirit, and not some man, be our real teacher. Here’s why.
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