1 Corinthians 14:20
King James Version (KJV)
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
In context
18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
1 Corinthians 14:20 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
- WEB World English Bible
- Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Brethren, be not children in [your] minds, but in malice be babes; but in [your] minds be grown [men].
- WBS Webster Bible
- Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.