1 Corinthians 6:5 “I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough…”

1 Corinthians 6:5

I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

World English Bible

I say this to move you to shame. Isn’t there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

American Standard Version

I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

Geneva Bible 1599

I speake it to your shame. Is it so that there is not a wise man among you? no not one, that can iudge betweene his brethren?

Darby Translation

I speak to you [to put you] to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

Young's Literal Translation

unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!

Bible in Basic English

I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

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Cross references

“to your”

1 Corinthians 4:14 1 Corinthians 15:34 1 Corinthians 11:14

1 Corinthians 4:14 · BSB

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

1 Corinthians 15:34 · BSB

Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 11:14 · BSB

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

“Is it”

James 3:13–18 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 4:10 Proverbs 14:8 James 1:5

James 3:13–18 · BSB

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

1 Corinthians 3:18 · BSB

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10 · BSB

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

Proverbs 14:8 · BSB

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

James 1:5 · BSB

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Also

Acts 1:15

Acts 1:15 · BSB

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

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