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1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”[a]
1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(B)
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- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
Job 5:13
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Job 5:13
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13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness
so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
Job 5:13
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Job 5:13
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Psalm 141:10
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Psalm 141:10
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10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
but let me escape.
Psalm 141:10
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Psalm 141:10
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 As the Scriptures say,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise
and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”[a]
20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a](A)
20 Where is the wise person?(B) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(C) Has not God made foolish(D) the wisdom of the world?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
Romans 1:21-22
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Romans 1:21-22
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21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.
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Romans 1:21-22
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Romans 1:21-22
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21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(B)
Isaiah 44:25
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Isaiah 44:25
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25 I expose the false prophets as liars
and make fools of fortune-tellers.
I cause the wise to give bad advice,
thus proving them to be fools.
Isaiah 44:25
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Isaiah 44:25
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(A) but not the wisdom of this age(B) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(C)
Psalm 9:15-16
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Psalm 9:15-16
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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
16 The Lord is known for his justice.
The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude[a]
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- 9:16 Hebrew Higgaion Selah. The meaning of this phrase is uncertain.
Psalm 9:15-16
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Psalm 9:15-16
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- Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
Psalm 7:14-15
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Psalm 7:14-15
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14 The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.
Psalm 7:14-15
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Psalm 7:14-15
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Isaiah 29:14-16
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Isaiah 29:14-16
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14 Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites
with amazing wonders.
The wisdom of the wise will pass away,
and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”
15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord,
who do their evil deeds in the dark!
“The Lord can’t see us,” they say.
“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
16 How foolish can you be?
He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay!
Should the created thing say of the one who made it,
“He didn’t make me”?
Does a jar ever say,
“The potter who made me is stupid”?
Isaiah 29:14-16
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Isaiah 29:14-16
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14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;(A)
the wisdom of the wise(B) will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.(C)”
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide(D) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who sees us?(E) Who will know?”(F)
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!(G)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed(H) it,
“You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,(I)
“You know nothing”?(J)
Isaiah 19:11-14
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Isaiah 19:11-14
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11 What fools are the officials of Zoan!
Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong.
Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom?
Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?
12 Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh?
Let them tell you what God plans,
what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is going to do to Egypt.
13 The officials of Zoan are fools,
and the officials of Memphis[a] are deluded.
The leaders of the people
have led Egypt astray.
14 The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them,
so all their suggestions are wrong.
They cause Egypt to stagger
like a drunk in his vomit.
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- 19:13 Hebrew Noph.
Isaiah 19:11-14
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Isaiah 19:11-14
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11 The officials of Zoan(A) are nothing but fools;
the wise counselors(B) of Pharaoh give senseless advice.(C)
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one of the wise men,(D)
a disciple of the ancient kings”?
12 Where are your wise men(E) now?
Let them show you and make known
what the Lord Almighty
has planned(F) against Egypt.
13 The officials of Zoan(G) have become fools,
the leaders of Memphis(H) are deceived;
the cornerstones(I) of her peoples
have led Egypt astray.
14 The Lord has poured into them
a spirit of dizziness;(J)
they make Egypt stagger in all that she does,
as a drunkard staggers(K) around in his vomit.
2 Samuel 16:23
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2 Samuel 16:23
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23 Absalom followed Ahithophel’s advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God.
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2 Samuel 16:23
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2 Samuel 16:23
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23 Now in those days the advice(A) Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David(B) and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel’s advice.
Exodus 18:11
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Exodus 18:11
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11 I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
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Exodus 18:11
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Exodus 18:11
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11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods,(A) for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.”(B)
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