1 Corinthians 1:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 1:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 1:27 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the wor..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — KJV
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”
— 1 Corinthians 1:27 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 1:27 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 1:27
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
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“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:27: god, hath, things
“Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
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“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:27: god, hath, things
“Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? of the: or, of that”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:27: god, hath, chosen
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