1 Corinthians 3:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:19 — KJV
“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”
— 1 Corinthians 3:19 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:19 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 3:19
“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:19: taketh, wise, own
“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?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:19: wisdom, world, god
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:19: wisdom, world, foolishness
“And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:19: god, wise, own
“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 3:19: wisdom, god, wise
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