1 Corinthians 3:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 3:19 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 →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
σοφία
sophía
G4678
wisdom
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
τούτου
hoûtos
G3778
this
μωρία
mōría
G3472
foolishness
παρὰ
pará
G3844
from
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δρασσόμενος
drássomai
G1405
to grasp
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
σοφοὺς
sophós
G4680
wise
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
πανουργίᾳ
panourgía
G3834
craftiness
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
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 the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
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King James Version Public Domain
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).