1 Corinthians 1:20

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Where is the wise man? where is the wise lawyer? [or where is the writer, or the man of law?] where is the purchaser of this world? Whether God hath not made the wisdom of this world fond? [or foolish?]

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told to David, that Ahithophel was in the swearing together with Absalom; and David said, Lord, I beseech, make thou fond [or folly] the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 16:23

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man had counselled with God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both when he was with David, and when he was with Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14

And Absalom said, and all the men of Israel, The counsel of Hushai of Archi is better than the counsel of Ahithophel; and the profitable counsel of Ahithophel was destroyed by God’s will, that the Lord should bring in evil on Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

And Ahithophel saw, that his counsel was not done, and he saddled his ass, and rose up, and went into his house, and into his city; and when his house was disposed, he perished by hanging himself, and he was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

Job 12:17

And he bringeth counsellors into a fond [or foolish] end, and judges into wondering, either astonishing.

Job 12:20

and he changeth the lips of sooth-fast men, and taketh away the doctrine of eld [or old] men.

Job 12:24

He changeth the heart of [the] princes of the people of [the] earth; and deceiveth them, that they go in vain out of the way.

Isaiah 33:18

Eliakim, thine heart shall bethink dread; where is the lettered man? Where is he that weigheth the words of the law? where is the teacher of little children?

Isaiah 44:25

and I make void the signs of false diviners, and I turn into madness diviners that divine by sacrifices offered to fiends; and I turn wise men back-ward, and I make their science fond [or folly].

Isaiah 53:1

Who believed to our hearing? and to whom is the arm of the Lord showed?

Jeremiah 10:7

A! thou king of folks, who shall not dread thee? for why honour is thine among all wise men of heathen men, and in all the realms of them none is like thee.

Matthew 13:22

But he that is sown in thorns, is this that heareth the word, and the busyness of this world, and the fallacy [or the falseness] of riches strangleth the word, and it is made without fruit.

John 12:31

Now is the doom of the world, now the prince of this world shall be cast out.

Acts 17:18

And some Epicureans, and Stoics, and philosophers disputed with him. And some said, What will this sower of words say? And others said, He seemeth to be a teller of new fiends; for he told to them Jesus, and the again-rising.

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him, that be understood, be beheld of the creature of the world, by those things that be made, yea, and the everlasting virtue of him, and the Godhead, so that they may not be excused [or they be unexcusable].

Romans 1:22

For they saying that themselves were wise, they were made fools.

1 Corinthians 1:19

For it is written, I shall destroy the wisdom of wise men, and I shall reprove the prudence of prudent men.

1 Corinthians 1:26

But, brethren, see ye your calling; for not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose those things that be fond [or foolish] of the world, to confound wise men; and God chose the feeble, [or frail], things of the world, to confound the strong things;

1 Corinthians 1:28

and God chose the unnoble things and despisable things of the world, and those things that be not, to destroy those things that be;

1 Corinthians 11:32

but while we be deemed of the Lord, we be chastised, that we be not condemned with this world.

1 Corinthians 2:6

For we speak wisdom among perfect men, but not wisdom of this world, neither of princes of this world, that be destroyed;

1 Corinthians 2:8

which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known, they should never have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 3:18

No man deceive himself. If any man among you is seen to be wise in this world, be he made a fool, that he be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God; for it is written, I shall catch wise men in their fell wisdom, [or subtle guile];

1 Corinthians 6:2

Whether ye know not, that saints shall deem this world? And if the world shall be deemed by you, be ye unworthy to deem the least things?

James 4:4

Adulterers, know not ye, that the friendship of this world is enemy [or enmity] to God? Therefore whoever will be the friend of this world, is made the enemy of God.