1 Corinthians 3:19

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ESV	For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
NIV	For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”;
NLT	For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”
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 3:18 ← 1 Corinthians 3:19 → 1 Corinthians 3:20}

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