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Source language
Original Greek   
Μηδεὶς ἑαυτὸν ἐξαπατάτω· εἴ τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, μωρὸς γενέσθω, ἵνα γένηται σοφός,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Medeis eauton exapatato* ei tis dokei sophos einai en umin en to aioni touto, moros genestho, ina genetai sophos,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nemo se seducat si quis videtur inter vos sapiens esse in hoc saeculo stultus fiat ut sit sapiens

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Let no man deceive himself; whoever among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise.
Darby Bible Translation   
Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.
God's Word   
Don't deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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.
International Standard Version   
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.
NET Bible   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
New International Version   
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.
New Living Translation   
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
Weymouth New Testament   
Let no one deceive himself. If any man imagines that he is wise, compared with the rest of you, with the wisdom of the present age, let him become "foolish" so that he may be wise.
The World English Bible   
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.