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1 Corinthians 3:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”

1 Corinthians 3:19 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1921 words
ἡhēthe
γὰρgarfor
σοφίαsophiawisdom
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
μωρίαmōriafoolishness
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τῷtōthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
γάρgarfor
ὉHothe
δρασσόμενοςdrassomenostake
τοὺςtousthe
σοφοὺςsophouswise
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
πανουργίᾳpanourgia(cunning) craftiness, subtilty
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἡhēthe
γὰρgarfor
σοφίαsophiawisdom
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
μωρίαmōriafoolishness
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τῷtōthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
γάρgarfor
ὉHothe
δρασσόμενοςdrassomenostake
τοὺςtousthe
σοφοὺςsophouswise
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
πανουργίᾳpanourgia(cunning) craftiness, subtilty
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same

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