1 Corinthians 3:20 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and again, `The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.`

English ASV

and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.

English Amplified

And again, The Lord knows the thoughts and reasonings of the [humanly] wise and recognizes how futile they are. [Ps. 94:11.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And again, The Lord knows the thoughts and reasonings of the [humanly] wise and recognizes how futile they are. [Ps. 94:11.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are futile.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And again, [The] Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.

English EASY 2024

In another place, the Bible says: ‘The Lord God knows that the thoughts of wise people are useless.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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 the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and another scripture says, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Again Scripture says, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are pointless."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and again, The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile.

English KJV 1611

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

English LSB

and again, “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and again, "THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and again: "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

And again, “ The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

It is also written, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise don't amount to anything."--(Psalm 94:11)

English NIV

and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."

English NKJ 1982

and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

English NLT

And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And again: The Lord sees right through the clever reasonings of the wise and knows that it’s all a sham.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And again, in the book of Psalms, we are told that the Lord knows full well how the human mind reasons and how foolish and futile it is.

English Tyndale 1537

And again, God knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain.

1 Corinthians 3:20 — Compare Translations