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1 Corinthians 1:19

King James Version
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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
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For scripture says – “I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to naught, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will bring to nothing.”

Open English Bible (US)
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For scripture says – ‘I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to naught, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will bring to nothing.’