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  1. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
  2. Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
  3. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
  4. Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
  5. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
  6. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
  7. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
  8. Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
  9. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”;
  10. and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  11. We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!
  12. I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
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33 topical index results for “wise”

MAGI : The wise men from the east who visited Jesus as an infant (Matthew 2:1-12)
MYRRH : Brought by the wise men (Magi) as a present to Jesus (Matthew 2:11)
ANGER » INSTANCES OF » Herod, toward the wise men who deceived him (Matthew 2:16)
EDOM » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of » Noted for its wise men (Obadiah 1:8)
FAITH » INSTANCES OF FAITH IN CHRIST » The wise men from the east (Matthew 2:1,2,11)
FALSEHOOD » INSTANCES OF » Herod the Great, to the wise men, in professing to desire to worship Jesus (Matthew 2:8)
GOD » HIS PRESERVING CARE EXEMPLIFIED » The wise men of the east (Matthew 2:12)
GOD » INSTANCES OF » Warning the wise men from the east (Matthew 2:12,13)
HEATHEN » Divine revelations given to » The Magi (wise men from the east) (Matthew 2:1-11)
HEATHEN » INSTANCES OF » The Magi (the wise men from the east) (Matthew 2:1-12)
JESUS, THE CHRIST » HISTORY OF » Magi (the wise men from the east) visit (at Bethlehem) (Matthew 2:1-12)
JESUS, THE CHRIST » NAMES, APPELLATIONS, AND TITLES OF » Only wise God, our Saviour (Jude 1:25)