Isaiah 44:25

New Century Version

I show that the signs of the lying prophets are false; I make fools of those who do magic. I confuse even the wise; they think they know much, but I make them look foolish.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

Someone told David, “Ahithophel is one of the people with Absalom who made secret plans against you.” So David prayed, “Lord, please make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”

2 Samuel 16:23

At that time people thought Ahithophel’s advice was as reliable as God’s own word. Both David and Absalom thought it was that reliable.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice, he saddled his donkey and went to his hometown. He left orders for his family and property, and then he hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

1 Kings 22:37

In that way King Ahab died. His body was carried to Samaria and buried there.

2 Chronicles 18:11

All the other prophets said the same thing, “Attack Ramoth in Gilead and win, because the Lord will hand the Arameans over to you.”

2 Chronicles 18:34

The battle continued all day. King Ahab held himself up in his chariot and faced the Arameans until evening. Then he died at sunset.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord upsets the plans of nations; he ruins all their plans.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians could not stand before Moses, because all the Egyptians had boils, even the magicians.

Isaiah 19:3

The Egyptians will be afraid, and I will ruin their plans. They will ask advice from their idols and spirits of the dead, from their mediums and fortune-tellers.”

Isaiah 29:14

So I will continue to amaze these people by doing more and more miracles. Their wise men will lose their wisdom; their wise men will not be able to understand.”

Jeremiah 49:7

This message is to Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Is there no more wisdom in the town of Teman? Can the wise men of Edom no longer give good advice? Have they lost their wisdom?

Jeremiah 50:36

Let a sword kill her false prophets, and they will become fools. Let a sword kill her warriors, and they will be full of terror.

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s rulers and wise men drunk, and her governors, officers, and soldiers, too. Then they will sleep forever and never wake up,” says the King, whose name is the Lord All-Powerful.

Daniel 1:20

Every time the king asked them about something important, they showed much wisdom and understanding. They were ten times better than all the fortune-tellers and magicians in his kingdom!

Daniel 4:7

The fortune-tellers, magicians, and wise men came, and I told them about the dream. But they could not tell me what it meant.

Hosea 9:7

The time of punishment has come, the time to pay for sins. Let Israel know this: You think the prophet is a fool, and you say the spiritual person is crazy. You have sinned very much, and your hatred is great.

Micah 3:7

The seers will be ashamed; the people who see the future will be embarrassed. Yes, all of them will cover their mouths, because there will be no answer from God.”

Zechariah 10:2

Idols tell lies; fortune-tellers see false visions and tell about false dreams. The comfort they give is worth nothing. So the people are like lost sheep. They are abused, because there is no shepherd.

Numbers 23:23

No tricks will work on the people of Jacob, and no magic will work against Israel. People now say about them, ‘Look what God has done for Israel!’