1 Corinthians 3:18

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“Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.”

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“Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 3:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
  2. Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  3. Proverbs 5:7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
  4. Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  5. Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
  6. Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
  7. Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
  8. Jeremiah 37:9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!
  9. Matthew 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  10. Mark 10:15Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  11. Luke 18:17Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  12. Luke 21:8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
  13. Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  14. Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
  15. 1 Corinthians 1:18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  16. 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
  17. 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  18. 1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  19. 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
  20. Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  21. Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
  22. Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
  23. 2 Timothy 3:13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  24. Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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