the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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1 Corinthians 3:20
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The Scriptures also say, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise. He knows that their thoughts are worth nothing."
and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."
And agayne God knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse that they be vayne.
And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."
and again,Psalm 94:11;">[xr] "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless."Psalm 94:11">[fn]
and again, "THE LORD KNOWS THE THOUGHTS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE useless."
It is also written in the Scriptures, "The Lord knows what wise people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind."
and again, The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
And again, "The Lord takes knowledge of the reasonings of the wise--how useless they are."
and eft, The Lord knowith the thouytis of wise men, for tho ben veyn.
and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.
And again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."
The Scriptures also say, "The Lord knows that the plans made by wise people are useless."
and again, "THE LORD KNOWS THE THOUGHTS of the [humanly] wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS."
and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.
And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.
and again, " Adonai knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless ."
And again, [The] Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
And again: The Lord knoweth the devices of the wise, that they are vain.
And againe, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vaine.
And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless."
They also say, "The Lord knows how the wise man thinks. His thinking is worth nothing."
and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.
And again, The LORD knows that the thoughts of the wise are vain.
And again - The Lord taketh note of the speculations of the wise, that they are vain.
And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.
and another scripture says, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless."
and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are futile.
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
And again, "The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are worthless." LXX-Psa. 93:11; MT-Psa. 94:11
and again, `The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.'
And agayne: The LORDE knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they are vayne.
and again, "the Lord knows, that the thoughts of the wise are vain."
And again, " The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile ."
and another time when it says, "The Boss knows the thoughts of the wise and laughs at their stupidity."
and again, "THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS."
and again, "The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the lord: Psalms 94:11
that: Job 11:11, Job 11:12, Psalms 2:1, Romans 1:21, Colossians 2:8
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:23 - all the counsel Nehemiah 4:15 - God Ecclesiastes 7:16 - neither Isaiah 19:3 - and I Isaiah 44:25 - turneth Isaiah 66:18 - their thoughts Jeremiah 4:14 - How long Obadiah 1:8 - even Matthew 2:8 - go 1 Peter 1:18 - vain
Cross-References
So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."
And he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed."
And the Angel of the LORD said to her: "Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has heard your affliction.
And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; [fn] but his father called him Benjamin. [fn]
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, [fn] saying, "Because I drew him out of the water."
So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, [fn] saying, "Because I have asked for him from the Lord."
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," Isaiah 7:14. Words in oblique type in the New Testament are quoted from the Old Testament.">[fn] which is translated, "God with us."
And He has made from one blood [fn] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And again,.... Not in the same place, nor in the same book, but in the Psalms, in Psalms 94:11. This form of citing Scriptures answers to ועוד and moreover, used by the Jewish doctors when the matter does not so clearly appear from the first proof, and therefore they produce another q: and so here the apostle, for the further confirmation and illustration of this point, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, to the testimony of Eliphaz, adds this of David,
the Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain; in the Psalms it is, "the Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vanity"; which the apostle not only cites, but explains and teaches; as that by men is meant men of wisdom and knowledge, of the greatest capacities, whose thoughts, reasonings, schemes, and devices, the omniscient God not only knows, but makes known, and discovers them, sooner or later, to be vain and fruitless, yea, vanity itself; and notwithstanding all their machinations and contrivances, his counsel shall stand, his Gospel shall be maintained, his truths shall prevail, and his ordinances shall be continued, and his work go on.
q Vid. Surenhusii Biblos Katallages, p. 11, 531.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And again, - Psalms 94:11.
The Lord knoweth - God searches the heart. The particular thing which it is here said that he knows, is, that the thoughts of man are vain. They have this quality; and this is that which the psalmist here says that God sees. The affirmation is not one respecting the omniscience of God, but with respect to what God sees of the nature of the thoughts of the wise.
The thoughts of the wise - Their plans, purposes, designs.
That they are vain - That they lack real wisdom; they are foolish; they shall not be accomplished as they expect; or be seen to have that wisdom which they now suppose they possess.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 20. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise — They are always full of schemes and plans for earthly good; and God knows that all this is vain, empty, and unsatisfactory; and will stand them in no stead when he comes to take away their souls. This is a quotation from Psalms 94:11. What is here said of the vanity of human knowledge is true of every kind of wisdom that leads not immediately to God himself.
