Psalm 94:11
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- Psalm 94:11 Septuagint they are futile
1 Corinthians 3:20
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20 and again, (A)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
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1 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For it is written,
(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
Romans 1:21-22
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21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they (A)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (B)Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
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1 Corinthians 1:25
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25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[a] to save those who believe.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
Psalm 49:10-13
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10 For he sees (A)that even the wise die;
(B)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (C)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (D)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (E)to all generations,
though they (F)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (G)will not remain;
(H)he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have (I)foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.[b] Selah
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- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever
- Psalm 49:13 Or and of those after them who approve of their boasts
Job 11:11-12
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11 For he knows (A)worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
12 But a stupid man will get understanding
when (B)a wild donkey's colt is (C)born a man!
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