Don’t fool yourselves. Suppose some of you think you are wise by the standards of the world. Then you should become“ fools” so that you can become wise.

人不可自欺。你们中间若有人在这世界自以为有智慧，倒不如变作愚拙，好成为有智慧的。

谁都不可自欺。你们中间若有人自以为在今世有智慧，倒不如变为愚拙，好成为有智慧的。

谁都不可自欺。你们中间若有人自以为在今世有智慧，倒不如变为愚拙，好成为有智慧的。

你们不要自欺。如果你们有人自以为在世上有智慧，他应当变成愚人，好成为真正的智者。

谁也不要自欺。如果你们当中有人以为自己在这世代里是有智慧的，他就应该变为愚笨，好让他有智慧。

谁都不可自欺！如果你们中间有人自以为在这个世代中是有智慧的，他就应该变为愚拙，好成为有智慧的，

人不可自欺。你們中間若有人在這世界自以為有智慧，倒不如變作愚拙，好成為有智慧的。

誰都不可自欺。你們中間若有人自以為在今世有智慧，倒不如變為愚拙，好成為有智慧的。

誰都不可自欺。你們中間若有人自以為在今世有智慧，倒不如變為愚拙，好成為有智慧的。

你們不要自欺。如果你們有人自以為在世上有智慧，他應當變成愚人，好成為真正的智者。

誰也不要自欺。如果你們當中有人以為自己在這世代裡是有智慧的，他就應該變為愚笨，好讓他有智慧。

誰都別自欺了！你們中間若有人自以為在今世有智慧，他就應當變為愚拙，好成為有智慧。

誰都不可自欺！如果你們中間有人自以為在這個世代中是有智慧的，他就應該變為愚拙，好成為有智慧的，

勿自欺、爾中或於斯世自以為智者、則當為愚以成智、

毋自欺也、倘有人貌為智干斯世、則寧不智以為智、

勿自欺、倘有人自視為智於此世、則寧為愚、以可為智、

幸毋自欺！苟爾中有自矜其世俗之智巧者、吾願其人棄其智巧而反於愚拙、是則真智巧矣。

Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become“ fools” so that you may become wise.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.

Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

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.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

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.

Guard against self- deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

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.

How terrible it will be for those who think they are wise! How terrible for those who think they are really clever!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding.

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.

The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.It is written,“ I will destroy the wisdom of those who are wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”( Isaiah 29:14)Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?God wisely planned that the world would not know him through its own wisdom. It pleased God to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe.

Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

Don’t you know that people who do wrong will not receive God’s kingdom? Don’t be fooled. Those who commit sexual sins will not receive the kingdom. Neither will those who worship statues of gods or commit adultery. Neither will men who sleep with other men.

Now I want to deal with food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.Those who think they know something still don’t know as they should.

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

“‘ “How can you people say,‘ We are wise. We have the law of the Lord’? Actually, the teachers of the law have told lies about it. Their pens have not written what is true.

Anyone who takes the humble position of this child is the most important in the kingdom of heaven.

Don’t be fooled. You can’t outsmart God. A man gathers a crop from what he plants.

Evil people and pretenders will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, and others will fool them.

Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

Brothers and sisters, here is a mystery I want you to understand. It will keep you from being proud. Part of Israel has refused to obey God. That will continue until the full number of Gentiles has entered God’s kingdom.

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

Agree with one another. Don’t be proud. Be willing to be a friend of people who aren’t considered important. Don’t think that you are better than others.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the Lord and avoid evil.

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say,“ This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

Don’t let anyone fool you.“ Bad companions make a good person bad.”

Jesus replied,“ Keep watch! Be careful that you are not fooled. Many will come in my name. They will claim,‘ I am he!’ And they will say,‘ The time is near!’ Do not follow them.

Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.

My sons, listen to me. Don’t turn away from what I say.

Don’t let anyone fool you with worthless words. People who say things like that aren’t obeying God. He is angry with them.

We are fools for Christ. But you are so wise in Christ! We are weak. But you are so strong! You are honored. But we are looked down on!

“ The Lord says,‘ Do not fool yourselves. You think,“ The Babylonians will leave us alone.” But they will not!