1Cor 3:19 | JFB | STEP | 19. with God — in the judgment of God. it is written —in . The formula of quoting SCRIPTURE used here, establishes the canonicity of Job. He taketh . . . wise in . . . own craftiness —proving the "foolishness" of the world's wisdom, since it is made by God the very snare to catch those who think themselves so wise. Literally, "He who taketh . . . the whole of the sentence not being quoted, but only the part which suited Paul's purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:19

19. with God—in the judgment of God.

it is written—in Job 5:13. The formula of quoting SCRIPTURE used here, establishes the canonicity of Job.

He taketh . . . wise in . . . own craftiness—proving the "foolishness" of the world's wisdom, since it is made by God the very snare to catch those who think themselves so wise. Literally, "He who taketh . . . the whole of the sentence not being quoted, but only the part which suited Paul's purpose.