1 Corinthians 1:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 1:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἀπολῶ
apóllymi
G622
to destroy
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
σοφίαν
sophía
G4678
wisdom
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
σοφῶν
sophós
G4680
wise
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
σύνεσιν
sýnesis
G4907
flowing together
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
συνετῶν
synetós
G4908
wise
ἀθετήσω
athetéō
G114
to nullify
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."
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King James Version Public Domain
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will frustrate the understanding of the intelligent.”
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