1 Corinthians 1:19 - Common English Bible

It is written in scripture: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the intelligence of the intelligent”.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing. [Isa. 29:14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For it has been written: "I will perish the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the discernment of the prudent."