1 Corinthians 6:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 6:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 6:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 6:5 — KJV
“I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?”
— 1 Corinthians 6:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 6:5 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 6:5
“Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:5: wise, among, one
“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:5: shame, wise, among
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:5: speak, one, judge
“When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. one...: Heb. a man and his fellow”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:5: one, judge, between
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:5: speak, among, one
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