1 Corinthians 1:25

23 but we preach Christ crucified, ^ato the Jews a stumbling block and to the² Greeks ^bfoolishness,

24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^athe power of God and ^bthe wisdom of God.

25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Glory Only in the Lord

26 For¹ you see your calling, brethren, ^athat not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many² noble, are called.

27 But ^aGod has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

28 and the¹ base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,

29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.

30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and ^arighteousness and sanctification and redemption—

31 that, as it is written, ^a“He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 1:25

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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;

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