19 [a]For it is written, (A)I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will cast away the understanding of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is the [b]Scribe? where is the [c]disputer of this world? hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?

21 [d]For seeing the [e]world by wisdom knew not God in the [f]wisdom of GOD, [g]it pleased God by the [h]foolishness of preaching to save them that believe:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:19 The Apostle proveth that this ought not only not to seem strange, seeing that it was foretold so long before, but declareth further, that God is wont to punish the pride of the world in such sort, which so pleaseth itself in its own wisdom: and therefore that that is vain, yea a thing of nothing, and such as God rejecteth as unprofitable, which they so carefully labored for, and made so great account of.
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where art thou, O thou learned fellow, and thou that spendeth thy days in turning thy books?
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Thou that spendeth all thy time in seeking out the secret things of this world, and in expounding all hard questions: and thus triumpheth he against all the men of this world, for there was not one of them that could so much as dream upon this secret and hidden mystery.
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:21 He showeth that the pride of men was worthily punished of GOD, because they would not behold God, as meet was they should; in the most clear glass of the wisdom of the world, which is the workmanship of the world.
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:21 By the world he meaneth all men which are not born anew, but remain as they were, when they were first born.
  6. 1 Corinthians 1:21 In the workmanship of this world, which hath the marvelous wisdom of God engraved in it, so that every man may behold it.
  7. 1 Corinthians 1:21 The goodness of God is wonderful, for while he goeth about to punish the pride of the world, he is very provident and careful, for the salvation of it, and teacheth men to become fools, that they may be wise to God.
  8. 1 Corinthians 1:21 So calleth the preaching of the Gospel as the enemies supposed it: but in the mean season he taunteth them very sharply, who had rather charge God with folly, than acknowledge their own and crave pardon for it.

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