Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
with God—in the judgment of God.
it is written—in Job 5:13. The formula of quoting SCRIPTURE used here, establishes the canonicity of Job.
He taketh . . . wise in . . . own craftiness—proving the "foolishness" of the world's wisdom, since it is made by God the very snare to catch those who think themselves so wise. Literally, "He who taketh . . . the whole of the sentence not being quoted, but only the part which suited Paul's purpose.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 3:19:
Job 5:13
Romans 1:32
1 Corinthians 3:7
2 Corinthians 11:1
Ephesians 2:2
Titus 2:12
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