1 Corinthians 3:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 94:11 : 11 God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest any man spoyle you through philosophie & vayne deceipt, after the tradition of men, and after the rudimentes of the worlde, and not after Christe.
  • Rom 1:21 : 21 Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.
  • Job 11:11-12 : 11 For it is he that knoweth vayne men, he seeth their wickednesse also, shoulde he not then consider it? 12 Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man newe borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte.
  • Ps 2:1 : 1 Why do the Heathen so furiously rage together? and why do the people imagine a vayne thing?

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  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

    19For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.

  • 1 Cor 1:19-21
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    19For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent.

    20Where is the wise? where is ye scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse?

    21For after that the world through wisedome knewe not God, in the wisedome of God: it pleased God through foolishnesse of preachyng to saue them that beleue.

  • 1 Cor 1:25
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    25For the foolishnesse of God, is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God, is stronger then men.

  • Rom 1:21-22
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    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.

    22When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

  • 1 Cor 2:5-7
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    5That your fayth should not stande in the wisedome of men, but in the power of God.

    6And we speake wisedome among the that are perfite: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to naught.

    7But we speake the wisedome of God in a misterie euen the hyd wisedome which God ordeyned before the worlde, vnto our glorie.

  • Job 5:13
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    13He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.

  • 1 Cor 3:21
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    21Therfore, let no man reioyce in men: For all thynges are yours:

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Jer 8:8-9
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    8Howe dare ye say then, we are wyse, we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs? Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne, and vainely haue the writers written it.

    9Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • 1 Cor 8:2
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    2If any man thynke that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.

  • Eccl 2:14-16
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    14For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the foole goeth in darknesse: I perceaued also that they both had one ende.

    15Then thought I in my mynde, yf it happen vnto the foole as it doth vnto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdome? So I confessed within my heart that this also was but vanitie.

    16For the wise are euer as litle in remembraunce as the foolishe: for the dayes shall come when all shalbe forgotten: yea the wise man dyeth as well as the foole.

  • Job 11:11
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    11For it is he that knoweth vayne men, he seeth their wickednesse also, shoulde he not then consider it?

  • 1 Cor 1:27
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    27But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie:

  • Eccl 1:17-18
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    17Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdome & knowledge: for thervnto I applied my mynde, that I myght knowe what were wisdome and vnderstandyng, what were errour and foolishnesse: and I perceaued that this was also but a vexation of mynde.

    18For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauayle and disquietnesse: and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23Thus saith the Lorde: Let not the wise man reioyce in his wisdome, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the riche man in his riches:

  • 1 Cor 2:16
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    16For who hath knowen the mynde of the Lorde, that he myght instruct hym? But we haue the mynde of Christe.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Eccl 2:19
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    19And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.

  • Ps 49:10
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    10For he seeth that wyse men dye: and that the foole and ignoraunt perishe together, and leaue their riches for other.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Eccl 12:8
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    8All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wyse shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promotion that fooles shall haue.

  • Gal 6:3
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    3For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17I vnderstoode of all the workes of God, but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne: and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out, yet can he not reach vnto them: yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them, yet shall he not finde them.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • Jas 3:15
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    15For such wisdome descendeth not fro aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and deuelishe.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Talke no more proudly, let not arrogancie come out of your mouthes: for the Lorde is a God of knowledge, and his purposes come to passe.

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    6Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.

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    16I say agayne, let no man thynke that I am foolyshe: or els euen nowe take ye me as a foole, that I also may boast my selfe a litle.

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    14But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe them because they are spiritually discerned.

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    30There is no wysdome, there is no vnderstanding, there is no counsayle against the Lorde.

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    3In whom are hyd all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge.

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    8For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?

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    25I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

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    18I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes.