1 Corinthians 1:27

New American Bible - revised edition

Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,

Cross References

Psalm 8:2

O Lord, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth! I will sing of your majesty above the heavens

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore I will again deal with this people in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of the wise shall perish, the prudence of the prudent shall vanish.

Isaiah 29:19

The lowly shall again find joy in the Lord, the poorest rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 44:25

I bring to nought the omens of babblers, make fools of diviners, Turn back the wise and make their knowledge foolish.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise are put to shame, terrified, and trapped; Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what sort of wisdom do they have?

Zephaniah 3:12

But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, Who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord—

Numbers 22:30

But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have always ridden until now? Have I been in the habit of treating you this way before?” “No,” he replied.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.

Matthew 21:16

and said to him, “Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; and have you never read the text, ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nurslings you have brought forth praise’?”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

Luke 21:15

for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

Acts 17:18

Even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers engaged him in discussion. Some asked, “What is this scavenger trying to say?” Others said, “He sounds like a promoter of foreign deities,” because he was preaching about ‘Jesus’ and ‘Resurrection.’

Acts 7:35

This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?’ God sent as [both] ruler and deliverer, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 7:54

When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith.

1 Corinthians 2:12

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God.

2 Corinthians 10:10

For someone will say, “His letters are severe and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?