1 Corinthians 1:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent.

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  • Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore wyll I do marueyles among this people, euen marueylous thinges I say and a wonder: For the wysdome of their wyse men shall perishe, and the vnderstanding of their wittie men shall hyde it selfe.
  • Jer 8:9 : 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their handes are not able to perfourme that which they do enterprise. 13 He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.
  • Isa 19:11 : 11 But you foolishe princes of Zoan, ye wise counsaylers of Pharao, whose wit is turned to foolishnesse, howe say ye vnto Pharao, I am come of wise men and of auncient kinges?
  • Isa 19:3 : 3 The mynde also of Egypt shalbe cleane without counsayle within it selfe, and the deuice that they take wil I destroy: and they shall seke counsayle at idols and at sorcerers, at workers with spirites, and at soothsayers.

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  • 1 Cor 1:20-31
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    88%

    20Where is the wise? where is ye scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse?

    21For after that the world through wisedome knewe not God, in the wisedome of God: it pleased God through foolishnesse of preachyng to saue them that beleue.

    22For the Iewes require a signe, & the Grekes seke after wisedome:

    23But we preache Christe crucified, vnto the Iewes a stumblyng blocke, and vnto the Grekes foolyshnesse:

    24But vnto them which are called both of the Iewes and Grekes we preache Christe the power of God, and the wisedome of God.

    25For the foolishnesse of God, is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God, is stronger then men.

    26Brethren, ye see your callyng, howe that not many wise men after the fleshe, not many myghtie, not many noble are called.

    27But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie:

    28And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, yea and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are:

    29That no fleshe shoulde reioyce in his presence.

    30And of hym are ye in Christe Iesu, whiche of God is made vnto vs wisedome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption:

    31That accordyng as it is written: he that reioyceth, let hym reioyce in the Lorde.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    85%

    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

    19For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

    20And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

  • 1 Cor 1:17-18
    2 verses
    82%

    17For Christe sent me not to baptize, but to preache the Gospell: not with wisedome of wordes, lest ye crosse of Christ shoulde be made of none effect.

    18For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.

  • 1 Cor 2:4-8
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    76%

    4And my wordes and my preachyng was not with entysing wordes of mans wisedome, but in shewyng of the spirite, and of power:

    5That your fayth should not stande in the wisedome of men, but in the power of God.

    6And we speake wisedome among the that are perfite: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to naught.

    7But we speake the wisedome of God in a misterie euen the hyd wisedome which God ordeyned before the worlde, vnto our glorie.

    8Which none of ye princes of this world knewe: For had they knowen it, they woulde not haue crucified the Lorde of glorie.

  • Rom 1:22
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    22When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

  • Isa 29:14
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    14Therefore wyll I do marueyles among this people, euen marueylous thinges I say and a wonder: For the wysdome of their wyse men shall perishe, and the vnderstanding of their wittie men shall hyde it selfe.

  • Obad 1:8
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    8Shal not I in that day, saide the lord, euen destroy the wise men out of Edom, and vnderstanding from the mount of Esau?

  • 1 Cor 2:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1And I brethren, when I came to you, came not in gloriousnesse of wordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.

    2For I esteemed not to knowe any thyng among you saue Iesus Christe, and hym crucified.

  • Jer 8:9
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    9Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

  • Isa 44:25
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    25I destroy the tokens of witches, and make the soothsayers fooles: As for the wise I turne them backwarde, and make their cunning foolishnesse.

  • Job 5:13
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    13He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.

  • Ps 33:10
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    10God bringeth the counsell of the Heathen to naught: and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effect.

  • 1 Cor 2:14
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    14But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe them because they are spiritually discerned.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fooles for Christes sake, but ye are wyse in Christe. We are weake, but ye are stronge. Ye are honorable, but we are despised.

  • 2 Cor 11:16-17
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    16I say agayne, let no man thynke that I am foolyshe: or els euen nowe take ye me as a foole, that I also may boast my selfe a litle.

    17That I speake, I speake it not after the Lorde: but as it were foolishly, in this maner of boastyng.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14God forbyd that I shoulde reioyce, but in the crosse of our Lorde Iesus Christe, wherby the world is crucified vnto me, and I vnto the worlde.

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.

  • Rom 1:19
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    19For that that may be knowen of God, is manifest among them, because God hath shewed it vnto them.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
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    19For ye suffer fooles gladly, seyng ye your selues are wyse.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Eccl 2:16
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    16For the wise are euer as litle in remembraunce as the foolishe: for the dayes shall come when all shalbe forgotten: yea the wise man dyeth as well as the foole.

  • Prov 21:30
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    30There is no wysdome, there is no vnderstanding, there is no counsayle against the Lorde.

  • Eph 3:10
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    10To thintent that nowe vnto the rulers and power in heauenly thynges myght be knowen by ye Church, the very manyfolde wysedome of God:

  • Prov 26:5
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    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Prov 8:12
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    12I wysdome dwell with counsell, and finde out knowledge and vnderstanding.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12But what I do, that wyll I do, to cut away occasion from them which desire occasion, that they myght be founde lyke vnto vs, in yt wherin they gloried.