1 Corinthians 3:19

Modern King James Version

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, "He takes the wise in their own craftiness."

Cross References

Job 5:13

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

Psalm 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets together, while I escape.

Isaiah 44:25

who brings to nothing the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns the wise backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

1 Corinthians 2:6

But, we speak wisdom among those who are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, that come to nothing.

2 Samuel 16:23

And the advice of Ahithophel, which he advised in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of Ahithophel, both with David and with Absalom.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they were proved against them.

2 Samuel 15:31

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray You, turn the advice of Ahithophel to foolishness.

2 Samuel 17:23

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, even he saddled the ass and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order. And he hanged himself and 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 Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil on Absalom.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let us deal slyly with them, lest they multiply, and it will be when there comes a war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and get out of the land.

Esther 7:10

And they hanged Haman on the wooden gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. And the king's wrath lay down.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the wise is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah.

1 Corinthians 4:6

And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that no one of you may be puffed up against one another.

Ephesians 4:14

so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit.

James 3:15

This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.