1 Corinthians 3:18

16 ^aDo you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

17 If anyone¹ defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

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18 ^aLet no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, ^a“He catches the wise in their own craftiness”;

20 and again, ^a“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For ^aall things are yours:

22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 3:18

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [let him discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself as dull, stupid, and foolish, without true learning and scholarship], that he may become [really] wise.

Contemporary English Version
Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.

Darby English Version
Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

Good News Bible
You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.

International Standard Version
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

New International Version
Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise.

New King James Version
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let no man deceive himself If any man among you thinks himself wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Young's Literal Translation
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,

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