Romans 1:22

Geneva Bible (1560)

When they professed themselues to be wise, they became fooles.

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  • Jer 10:14 : 14 Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-21 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse? 21 For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this secret (least ye should bee arrogant in your selues) that partly obstinacie is come to Israel, vntill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in.
  • Prov 25:14 : 14 A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickednesse: thou hast sayd, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, they haue caused thee to rebel, & thou hast saide in thine heart, I am, and none els.
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 Howe doe yee say, Wee are wise, and the Lawe of the Lorde is with vs? Loe, certeinly in vaine made hee it, the penne of the scribes is in vaine. 9 The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lorde, and what wisdome is in them?

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  • Rom 1:18-21
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    85%

    18For the wrath of God is reueiled from heauen against all vngodlinesse, and vnrighteousnesse of men, which withhold the trueth in vnrighteousnesse.

    19Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.

    20For the inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power & Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be without excuse:

    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

  • Rom 1:23-26
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    23For they turned the glorie of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of creeping things.

    24Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:

    25Which turned the trueth of God vnto a lie, and worshipped and serued the creature, forsaking the Creator, which is blessed for euer, Amen.

    26For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    18Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise.

    19For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.

    20And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.

  • 1 Cor 1:18-22
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    18For that preaching of the crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs, which are saued, it is the power of God.

    19For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent.

    20Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?

    21For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

    22Seeing also that the Iewes require a signe, and the Grecians seeke after wisdome.

  • 1 Cor 1:25
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    25For the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God is stronger then men.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, & done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good.

  • Ps 53:1
    75%

    1To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction. The foole hath saide in his heart, There is no God. they haue corrupted & done abominable wickednes: there is none that doeth good.

  • Rom 1:28-29
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    28For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,

    29Being full of all vnrighteousnesse, fornication, wickednes, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, of murther, of debate, of deceit, taking all things in the euill part, whisperers,

  • Titus 1:16
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    16They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable & disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

  • Jer 4:22
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    22For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 1:31-32
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    31Therefore shal they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.

    32For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
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    19For ye suffer fooles gladly, because that yee are wise.

  • Jer 8:9
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    9The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lorde, and what wisdome is in them?

  • Eph 4:18
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    18Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorace that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Jude 1:10
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    10But these speake euill of those thinges, which they know not: & whatsoeuer things they know naturally, as beasts, which are without reason, in those things they corrupt them selues.

  • 1 Cor 1:27
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    27But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Jer 10:8
    70%

    8But, altogether they dote, and are foolish: for the stocke is a doctrine of vanitie.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?

  • 1 Tim 1:6-7
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    70%

    6From the which things some haue erred, and haue turned vnto vaine iangling.

    7They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

  • Rom 10:3
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    3For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.

  • Prov 1:29
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    29Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

  • Rom 2:19
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    19And persuadest thy selfe that thou art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse,

  • Jer 51:17
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    17Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fooles for Christes sake, and ye are wise in Christ: we are weake, and ye are strong: ye are honourable, and we are despised.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God.

  • Rom 3:18
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    18The feare of God is not before their eies.

  • Ps 106:20
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    20Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth grasse.