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1 Corinthians 1:19
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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, anot with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.  

Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

18 For the1 message of the cross is afoolishness to bthose who are perishing, but to us cwho are being saved it is the dpower of God.  
19 For it is written:
a“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”  
20 aWhere is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the1 disputer of this age? bHas not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?  
21 For since, in the awisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.  
22 For aJews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;  
Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 1:19

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American Standard Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

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.

Contemporary English Version
As God says in the Scriptures, "I will destroy the wisdom of all who claim to be wise. I will confuse those who think they know so much."

Darby English Version
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.

Good News Bible
The scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."

International Standard Version
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject."

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 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."

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."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the scriptures state; " I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE."

Young's Literal Translation
for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'


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