Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 1:25
American Standard Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Amplified® Bible
[This is] because the foolish thing [that has its source in] God is wiser than men, and the weak thing [that springs] from God is stronger than men.
Contemporary English Version
Even when God is foolish, he is wiser than everyone else, and even when God is weak, he is stronger than everyone else.
Darby English Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Good News Bible
For what seems to be God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and what seems to be God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
International Standard Version
For God's nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
King James Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
New American Standard Bible
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
New International Version
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
New King James Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Because the foolishness of God proves wiser than men, and the weakness of God proves stronger than men.
Young's Literal Translation
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
