Romans 1:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They claim to be wise, but they are fools.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:14

Broken promises are worse than rain clouds that don't bring rain.

Proverbs 26:12

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, “I'm really clever!”

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burnt to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Isaiah 47:10

You hid behind evil like a shield and said, “No one can see me!” You were fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge; you felt sure that you alone were in full control.

Jeremiah 10:14

People who make idols are so stupid! They will be disappointed, because their false gods are not alive.

Jeremiah 4:22

I heard the LORD say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

Matthew 6:23

But when your eyes are bad, everything is dark. If the light inside you is dark, you are in the dark.

Romans 11:25

My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in.