1 Corinthians 10:12 (DBY)

Passage

So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened to them [as] types, and have been written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able [to bear], but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that [ye] should be able to bear [it].

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thinks", "stands", "take", "heed", "lest", and "fall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thinks" and "stands", 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 to them..." into verse 13's "No temptation has taken you but such...", so "thinks" and "stands" 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 "thinks" and "stands" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.