Romans 1:22

World English Bible (2000)

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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  • Jer 10:14 : 14 Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-21 : 19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
  • Prov 25:14 : 14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me; your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you, and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How do you say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely. 9 The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what kind of wisdom is in them?

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  • Rom 1:18-21
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    85%

    18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

    19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

    20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

    21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

  • Rom 1:23-26
    4 verses
    82%

    23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

    24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

    25 who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

    26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
    3 verses
    79%

    18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."

    20 And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."

  • 1 Cor 1:18-22
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    78%

    18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

    19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."

    20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

    21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

    22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

  • 1 Cor 1:25
    75%

    25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

  • Ps 14:1
    75%

    1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

  • Ps 53:1
    75%

    1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

  • Rom 1:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

    29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

  • Titus 1:16
    73%

    16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

  • Jer 4:22
    72%

    22 "For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 1:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

    32 For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
    71%

    19 For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

  • Jer 8:9
    71%

    9 The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what kind of wisdom is in them?

  • Eph 4:18
    71%

    18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

  • Prov 14:8
    71%

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Jude 1:10
    71%

    10 But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.

  • 1 Cor 1:27
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    27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

  • Isa 5:21
    71%

    21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  • 2 Tim 3:9
    70%

    9 But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

  • Jer 10:8
    70%

    8 But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.

  • Ps 94:8
    70%

    8 Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

  • 1 Tim 1:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

    7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

    17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

  • Rom 10:3
    70%

    3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

  • Prov 1:29
    70%

    29 because they hated knowledge, and didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.

  • Prov 26:5
    70%

    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

  • Rom 2:19
    69%

    19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

  • Jer 51:17
    69%

    17 Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
    69%

    10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

  • Jer 5:4
    69%

    4 Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

  • Rom 3:18
    69%

    18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes."

  • Ps 106:20
    69%

    20 Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.