1 Corinthians 3:19

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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'

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  • Job 5:13 : 13 He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled.
  • Ps 141:10 : 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
  • Rom 1:21-22 : 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 Now, we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I frustrate the signs of false prophets and make fools of diviners; I turn wise men backward and make their knowledge foolish.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.' 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation. 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
  • Isa 29:14-16 : 14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish. 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?' 16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, 'You did not make me'? Can the pot say to the potter, 'You know nothing'?
  • Isa 19:11-14 : 11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; Pharaoh's wisest counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, 'I am a descendant of the wise, a son of ancient kings'? 12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. They have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone of its tribes. 14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
  • Ps 7:14-15 : 14 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies.
  • Exod 1:10 : 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'
  • 2 Sam 16:23 : 23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone inquiring of God. Such was all of Ahithophel’s advice to both David and Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, set out for his house in his hometown, set his house in order, and then hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

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    18Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

  • 1 Cor 1:18-25
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    18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

    19For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.'

    20Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

    21For since in God’s wisdom the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

    22For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

    23But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,

    24But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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    20And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'

  • Job 5:13
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    13He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled.

  • Rom 1:22
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    22Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

  • 1 Cor 1:27-28
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    27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

    28God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • 1 Cor 2:5-7
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    5So that your faith would not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

    6Now, we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.

    7Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.

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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

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    19For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.

  • 1 Cor 2:14
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    14But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

  • Jer 8:9
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    9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Jas 3:15
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    15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • 2 Cor 11:16-17
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    16I repeat, let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me as you would a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

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  • Job 12:16-17
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    17"He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 3:19
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    19By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  • Eph 5:15
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    15Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.