1 Corinthians 3:19

English Standard Version 2016

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”

Cross References

Job 5:13

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

Psalm 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

2 Samuel 16:23

Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people.”

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

2 Samuel 17:14

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:6

I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.

Ephesians 4:14

so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

James 3:15

This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.