11 translations · Greek
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 3:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
- KJV King James Version
- Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Let no one deceive himself; if anyone seems to be wise among you in this age—let him become a fool, that he may become wise,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't deceive yourselves. If there's any one of you who thinks they're worldly wise, they should become fools so they can become truly wise!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μηδεὶς | Mēdeis | {Let} no one | G3367 μηδείς nothing |
| ἑαυτὸν | heauton | himself | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ἐξαπατάτω | exapatatō | deceive | G1818 ἐξαπατάω to deceive |
| εἴ | ei | If | G1487 εἰ if |
| τις | tis | any | G5100 τις one |
| δοκεῖ | dokei | thinks | G1380 δοκέω to think |
| σοφὸς | sophos | wise | G4680 σοφός wise |
| εἶναι | einai | he is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐν | en | of | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰῶνι | aiōni | age | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| τούτῳ | toutō | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| μωρὸς | mōros | a fool | G3474 μωρός foolish |
| γενέσθω | genesthō | he should become | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| ἵνα | hina | so that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| γένηται | genētai | he may become | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| σοφός | sophos | wise | G4680 σοφός wise |
Related verses
- Proverbs 3:5
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18–21
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.” Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world? …
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Galatians 6:3
For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Luke 18:17
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
- 1 Corinthians 8:1–2
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
- Matthew 18:4
Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
- James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
- Mark 10:15
Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
- Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”
20 And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”
Read all of 1 Corinthians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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