1 Corinthians 1:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • Rom 1:22 : 22 When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:
  • Job 12:17 : 17 He carieth away the wyse men as it were a spoyle, and bringeth the iudges out of their wittes.
  • Isa 33:18 : 18 Thine heart studied for feare thinking thus: What shall then become of the scribe? of the receauer of our money? what of hym that taxed our fairest houses?
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I destroy the tokens of witches, and make the soothsayers fooles: As for the wise I turne them backwarde, and make their cunning foolishnesse.
  • Isa 53:1 : 1 But who hath geuen credence vnto our preaching? or to whom is the arme of the Lorde knowen?
  • 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent.
  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 And 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.
  • 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 12:20 : 20 He stoppeth the mouth of them that speake trueth, & disapoynteth the aged of their reason.
  • Job 12:24 : 24 He taketh away the hearte of them that be heades of ye people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse out of the way.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And one tolde Dauid, saying: Ahithophel is one of them that haue conspired with Absalom. And Dauid sayde: O Lorde I pray thee, turne the counsell of Ahithophel into foolishnes.
  • 2 Sam 16:23 : 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel whiche he counseled in those dayes, was as a man had asked counsel at the oracle of God: euen so was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both with Dauid and with Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde: The counsel of Husai the Arachite, is better then the counsell of Ahithophel. For it was euen the Lordes determination to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lorde might bring euyll vpon Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel sawe that his counsel was not folowed, he sadled his Asse, and arose and gate him home to his owne house, and to his owne citie, & put his housholde in order, and hanged him selfe, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
  • Isa 19:11-12 : 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? 12 Where are thy wise men? Let them tell thee yf they can, what the Lorde of hoastes hath deuised vpon Egypt.

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    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.

    19For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent.

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    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.

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    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:

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    20For his inuisible thinges, being vnderstanded by his workes, through the creation of the worlde, are seene, that is, both his eternall power and godhead: So that they are without excuse.

    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.

    22When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

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    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.

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    20Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

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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?

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