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1 Corinthians 1:20

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Corinthians 1:20

Verse 20 of 31

Scripture focus

Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1 Corinthians 1:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:20

Theological / Devotional

Where is the wise? This verse is a rather free quotation combining the ideas from Isa. 19:12; 33:18; cf. ch. 44:25. By the “wise” Paul probably had in mind particularly the Greek, with his love for worldly philosophy; by the “scribe,” the Jew with his emphasis on the authority of the law; and by the “disputer,” both Greek and Jew, who were fond of philosophical argumentation. This verse points out the complete unreliability of all forms of human thinking and reasoning as a means of achieving salvation.

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