Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. New Living Translation This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. English Standard Version For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Berean Standard Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Berean Literal Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God stronger than men. King James Bible Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. New King James Version Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. New American Standard Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and the weakness of God is stronger than mankind. NASB 1995 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. NASB 1977 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Legacy Standard Bible Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Amplified Bible [This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort]. Christian Standard Bible because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Holman Christian Standard Bible because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. American Standard Version Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Contemporary English Version Even when God is foolish, he is wiser than everyone else, and even when God is weak, he is stronger than everyone else. English Revised Version Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. GOD'S WORD® Translation God's nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. Good News Translation For what seems to be God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and what seems to be God's weakness is stronger than human strength. International Standard Version For God's nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. Majority Standard Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. NET Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. New Heart English Bible Because the foolishness of God is wiser than man's, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's. Webster's Bible Translation Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Weymouth New Testament Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might. World English Bible because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbecause the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; Berean Literal Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God stronger than men. Young's Literal Translation because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; Smith's Literal Translation For the foolish thing of God is wiser than men; and the weak thing of God is stronger than men. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Catholic Public Domain Version For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men. New American Bible For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. New Revised Standard Version For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because the madness of God is wiser than humans and the weakness of God is stronger than humans. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Godbey New Testament Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Haweis New Testament For this foolishness of God is wiser than men; and this weakness of God is stronger than men. Mace New Testament for this divine doctrine, as foolish and weak as men may think it, far surpasses all their wisdom, and baffles all their power. Weymouth New Testament Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might. Worrell New Testament Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Worsley New Testament Because the foolishness of God, as they call it, is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Message of the Cross24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. 26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.… Cross References Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Romans 11:33-36 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ... Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Job 12:13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His. Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have? Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city. Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD. Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. 1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. Romans 1:22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, Treasury of Scripture Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. the foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1:18,27-29 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God… Exodus 13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: Exodus 14:2-4 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea… Jump to Previous Deems Feeble Foolish Foolishness Mightier Seems Strength Stronger Weakness Wisdom Wiser WorldJump to Next Deems Feeble Foolish Foolishness Mightier Seems Strength Stronger Weakness Wisdom Wiser World1 Corinthians 1 1. After his salutation and thanksgiving for the Corinthians,10. Paul exhorts them to unity, 12. and reproves their dissensions. 18. God destroys the wisdom of the wise, 21. by the foolishness of preaching; 26. and calls not the wise, mighty, and noble, 28. but the foolish, weak, and men of no account. For the foolishness of God The phrase "foolishness of God" is a profound paradox that Paul uses to challenge human perceptions of wisdom. The Greek word for "foolishness" is "mōria," which can imply absurdity or folly. In the context of the Greco-Roman world, where wisdom and philosophy were highly esteemed, the message of the cross seemed irrational. However, Paul emphasizes that what appears as "foolishness" to human understanding is part of God's divine plan, which transcends human logic. This challenges believers to trust in God's wisdom, even when it defies worldly expectations. is wiser than man's wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ForὍτι (Hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. foolishness μωρὸν (mōron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3474: Probably from the base of musterion; dull or stupid, i.e. Heedless, blockhead, absurd. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is ἐστίν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. wiser σοφώτερον (sophōteron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Strong's 4680: Wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. Akin to saphes; wise. than man’s [wisdom], ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. weakness ἀσθενὲς (asthenes) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 772: (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. [is] stronger ἰσχυρότερον (ischyroteron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Strong's 2478: Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible. than man’s [strength]. ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. Links 1 Corinthians 1:25 NIV1 Corinthians 1:25 NLT 1 Corinthians 1:25 ESV 1 Corinthians 1:25 NASB 1 Corinthians 1:25 KJV 1 Corinthians 1:25 BibleApps.com 1 Corinthians 1:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 1:25 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 1:25 French Bible 1 Corinthians 1:25 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) |
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