1 Corinthians 1:27

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

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;

Cross References

Psalm 8:2

Of the mouth of young children, not speaking and sucking milk, thou hast made perfect praising, for thine enemies; that thou destroy the enemy and the avenger.

Isaiah 29:14

therefore lo! I shall add, that I make [great] wondering to this people, in a great miracle and wonderful; for why wisdom shall perish from wise men thereof, and the understanding of prudent men thereof shall be hid.

Isaiah 29:19

and mild men shall increase gladness in the Lord, and poor men shall make full out joy in the Holy of Israel.

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].

Jeremiah 8:9

[The] Wise men be shamed, they be made afeared and taken. For they cast away the word of the Lord, and no wisdom is in them.

Zephaniah 3:12

And I shall leave in the middle of thee a poor people and needy; and they shall hope in the name of the Lord.

Numbers 22:30

And the she-ass said, Whether I am not thy beast upon which thou were wont to ride ever[more] till into this present day? say thou, what like thing to this I did ever to thee? And Balaam said, Never thus thou servedest me.

Matthew 11:25

In that time Jesus answered, and said, I acknowledge to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for thou hast hid these things from wise men, and ready, [or wary, or prudent, or sly], and hast showed them to little children;

Matthew 21:16

and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yea; whether ye have never read, That of the mouth of young children, and of suckling children, thou hast made perfect praising?

Matthew 9:9

And when Jesus passed from thence, he saw a man, Matthew by name, sitting in a tollbooth. And he said to him, Pursue thou me. And he rose, and followed him.

Luke 21:15

for I shall give to you mouth and wisdom, to which all your adversaries shall not be able to against-stand, and gainsay.

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.

Acts 7:35

This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who ordained thee prince and doomsman on us? God sent this prince and again-buyer, with the hand of the angel, that appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 7:54

And they heard these things, and were diversely tormented in their hearts, and they grinded, or gnashed, with teeth on him.

1 Corinthians 1:20

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?]

1 Corinthians 1:21

For the world, in wisdom of God, knew not God by wisdom, [or For why for in the wisdom of God, the world knew not God by wisdom], it pleased to God, by [the] folly of preaching, to make them safe that believed.

1 Corinthians 2:12

And we have not received the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God, that we know what things be given to us of God.

2 Corinthians 10:10

for they say, That epistles be grievous [or be heavy] and strong, but the presence of the body is feeble, and the word worthy to be despised [or it is contemptible].

2 Corinthians 4:7

And we have this treasure in brittle vessels, that the worthiness [or the highness] be of God’s virtue, and not of us.

James 2:5

Hear ye, my most dearworthy brethren, whether God chose not poor men in this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, that God promised to men that love him?