Psalm 94:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!
1 Corinthians 3:20
New Living Translation
20 And again,
“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise;
he knows they are worthless.”[a]
1 Corinthians 1:19
New Living Translation
19 As the Scriptures say,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise
and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”[a]
Romans 1:21-22
New Living Translation
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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Job 11:11-12
New Living Translation
11 For he knows those who are false,
and he takes note of all their sins.
12 An empty-headed person won’t become wise
any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:12 Or than a wild male donkey can bear a tame colt.
1 Corinthians 1:25
New Living Translation
25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
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1 Corinthians 1:21
New Living Translation
21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
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Psalm 49:10-13
New Living Translation
10 Those who are wise must finally die,
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.
11 The grave[a] is their eternal home,
where they will stay forever.
They may name their estates after themselves,
12 but their fame will not last.
They will die, just like animals.
13 This is the fate of fools,
though they are remembered as being wise.[b] Interlude
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