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Source language
Original Greek   
ποῦ σοφός; ποῦ γραμματεύς; ποῦ συζητητὴς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου; οὐχὶ ἐμώρανεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ ⸀κόσμου;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
pou sophos; pou grammateus; pou suzetetes tou aionos toutou; oukhi emoranen o theos ten sophian tou rkosmou;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ubi sapiens ubi scriba ubi conquisitor huius saeculi nonne stultam fecit Deus sapientiam huius mundi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Where is the wise or where is the Scribe or where is the debater of this world? Behold, has not God shown the wisdom of this world to be insane?
Darby Bible Translation   
Where is the wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
God's Word   
Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the persuasive speaker of our time? Hasn't God turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn't God made the world's wisdom foolish?
International Standard Version   
Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? God has turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense, hasn't he?
NET Bible   
Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?
New American Standard Bible   
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
New International Version   
Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
New Living Translation   
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Weymouth New Testament   
Where is your wise man? Where your expounder of the Law? Where your investigator of the questions of this present age? Has not God shown the world's wisdom to be utter foolishness?
The World English Bible   
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?