Isaiah 5:21

New International Version

²¹Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes^(A)
and clever in their own sight.

Jeremiah 10:14

New International Version

¹⁴Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is shamed^(A) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;^(B)
they have no breath in them.

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Jeremiah 10:14 in all English translations

Acts 17:29-30

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²⁹“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.^(A) ³⁰In the past God overlooked^(B) such ignorance,^(C) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.^(D)

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1 Corinthians 1:19-21

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¹⁹For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”^[a]^(A)

²⁰Where 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? ²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world^(E) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save^(F) those who believe.^(G)