The Mind the Standard of the Man
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, be not children in understanding: however, in malice be you children, but in understanding be men.


Dr. Watts once overheard a stranger say, "What! is that the great Dr. Watts?" The Doctor, who was of low stature, turning to the gentleman, promptly said —

"Were I so tall to reach the poles,

Or mete the ocean with my span,

I must be measured by my soul —

The mind's the standard of the man."



Parallel Verses
KJV: Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

WEB: Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.




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