1 Corinthians 10:12 (KJV)

Passage

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "thinketh", "standeth", "take", "heed", "lest", and "fall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "thinketh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Now all these things happened unto them..." into verse 13's "There hath no temptation taken you but...", so "wherefore" and "thinketh" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "thinketh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.