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Psalms 94:11
The psalm rebukes those who think the Creator cannot see or know. Verse 11 states that the LORD knows human thoughts, and Paul directly quotes this line in 1 Corinthians 3:20 while warning against worldly wisdom. The New Testament use preserves the psalm’s original emphasis: human reasoning is transparent and finite before God.
First Corinthians 3:20 directly quotes Psalm 94:11—“The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain”—as part of Paul’s argument against boasting in merely human wisdom. The Psalm becomes explicit scriptural support for God’s judgment of worldly cleverness.
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