 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. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And...  The Spiritual Magazine - Sida 1421869Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Israel Alger - 1853 - 300 sidor
...God : for it stth. CHAP. 4, 5 written, Ile taketh the wise in their own crafli-nëss. 20 And again', The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21 There'fore let no man glory in men : lor all things are yours : 22 Whether Faul, or Ä-pol'lns,... | |
 | Jean Baptiste Henri D. Lacordaire - 1853 - 626 sidor
...St. Paul expressly declared this when he said, " The wisdom of this world is foolishness icith God. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." (1) How is this ? How is it that reason, which renders such clear testimony to the mystery of good... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1853 - 456 sidor
...him that is deceived trust in Vanity, for Vanity shall be his recompense." " Vanity of Vanities." " The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." It is difficult to find this sin, — which, after Pride, is the most universal, perhaps the most fatal,... | |
 | Robert E. Picirilli - 1987 - 454 sidor
...foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Paul appears to be suggesting that the Corinthians, in their factious preference for certain human... | |
 | J. Stephen Lang - 1999 - 516 sidor
...him? (1 Corinthians 2:16). 47. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness ( 1 Corinthians 3: 19). 48. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain (1 Corinthians 3:20). 31. Isaiah 40: , 3 32. Job4l:1 I 33. Deuteronomy 32:35 34. Proverbs 25:2 1 -22... | |
 | Jill Haak Adels - 1989 - 250 sidor
...is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, the Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain" (i Corinthians 3:18-20). The true follower of Christ is a "fool" who rejects worldly values to embrace... | |
 | Alfred Marshall - 1992 - 834 sidor
...foolishness with God. For it is written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again. s follows: 2<>Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency. Governor Fel 21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 Whether Paul, or Apollos. or Cephas,... | |
 | Michael E. Evans - 1991 - 286 sidor
...is foolishness with God: for it is written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men: For all things are yours; Whether Paul, orApollos, or Cephas, or... | |
 | Rudolf Karl Bultmann - 1987 - 356 sidor
...is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain (I Cor. 3.18-20). No flesh may glory before God: "He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (I Cor.... | |
 | Harold J. Berman - 2000 - 432 sidor
...worship of the known God, — the God who, we are told, has confounded wisdom and made it foolish. "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the eminent historian Professor X, that they are vain. God has made... | |
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