1 Corinthians 1:20

Young's Literal Translation 1862

where `is' the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

and David declared, saying, `Ahithophel `is' among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, `Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'

2 Samuel 16:23

And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days `is' as `when' one inquireth at the word of God; so `is' all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14

And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- `Better `is' the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

2 Samuel 17:23

And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.

Job 12:17

Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

Job 12:20

Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

Job 12:24

Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!

Isaiah 33:18

Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where `is' he who is counting? Where `is' he who is weighing? Where `is' he who is counting the towers?

Isaiah 44:25

Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.

Isaiah 53:1

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed?

Jeremiah 10:7

Who doth not fear Thee, king of the nations? For to Thee it is becoming, For among all the wise of the nations, And in all their kingdom there is none like Thee.

Matthew 13:22

`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

John 12:31

now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;

Acts 17:18

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

Romans 1:20

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;

Romans 1:22

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

1 Corinthians 1:19

for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

1 Corinthians 1:26

for see your calling, brethren, that not many `are' wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

1 Corinthians 1:27

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

1 Corinthians 1:28

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

1 Corinthians 11:32

and being judged by the Lord, we are chastened, that with the world we may not be condemned;

1 Corinthians 2:6

And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,

1 Corinthians 2:8

which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

1 Corinthians 3:19

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

1 Corinthians 6:2

have ye not known that the saints shall judge the world? and if by you the world is judged, are ye unworthy of the smaller judgments?

James 4:4

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.