Isaiah 19:11

Zoan's princes are nothing but fools; the wisest advisors of Pharaoh give stupid advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I'm a descendant of wise men, a descendant of ancient kings"?

Numbers 13:22

They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built).

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.

Psalm 78:43

when he set his signs in Egypt and his wonders in the plain of Zoan.

Isaiah 30:4

And it will turn out that his officials are at Zoan, and his envoys will reach Hanes.

Acts 7:22

So Moses learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man, both in words and in deeds.

Genesis 41:38-39

so Pharaoh asked his servants, "Can we find anyone else like this someone in whom the Spirit of God lives?

Psalm 78:12

He performed marvelous things in the presence of their ancestors in the land of Egypt in the fields of Zoan.

Job 5:12-13

He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.

Job 12:17

He leads counselors away naked; he turns judges into fools.

Psalm 33:10

The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of nations.

Psalm 73:22

Then, I was too stupid and didn't realize I was acting like a wild animal with you.

Psalm 92:6

A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:

Proverbs 30:2

Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do.

Isaiah 19:3

The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists.

Isaiah 19:13

The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis deluded; the leaders of its tribes have led Egypt astray.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore, watch out! "As for me, I will once again do amazing things with this people, wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the insights of their discerning men will stay hidden."

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the omens of idle talkers, and drives diviners mad, who turns back the wise, and makes their knowledge foolish;

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false. There is no life in them.

Jeremiah 10:21

Because the shepherds are stupid and don't seek the LORD, therefore, they don't prosper, and their flock is scattered.

Jeremiah 49:7

To Edom: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished among the prudent? Is their wisdom gone?

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster upon disaster will come, followed by rumor after rumor. They'll seek an oracle from the prophet, but the Law will be gone from the priests, and counsel from the elders.

Ezekiel 30:14

I'm going to turn Pathros into a desolation, set fire to Zoan, and judge Thebes.

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject."

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Summary

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Bible References

The princes

Isaiah 19:3
The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists.
Isaiah 29:14
Therefore, watch out! "As for me, I will once again do amazing things with this people, wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the insights of their discerning men will stay hidden."
Isaiah 44:25
who frustrates the omens of idle talkers, and drives diviners mad, who turns back the wise, and makes their knowledge foolish;
Job 5:12
He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.
Job 12:17
He leads counselors away naked; he turns judges into fools.
Psalm 33:10
The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of nations.
Jeremiah 49:7
To Edom: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished among the prudent? Is their wisdom gone?
Ezekiel 7:26
Disaster upon disaster will come, followed by rumor after rumor. They'll seek an oracle from the prophet, but the Law will be gone from the priests, and counsel from the elders.
1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject."

Zoan

Isaiah 30:4
And it will turn out that his officials are at Zoan, and his envoys will reach Hanes.
Numbers 13:22
They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built).
Psalm 78:12
He performed marvelous things in the presence of their ancestors in the land of Egypt in the fields of Zoan.
Ezekiel 30:14
I'm going to turn Pathros into a desolation, set fire to Zoan, and judge Thebes.

Brutish

Psalm 73:22
Then, I was too stupid and didn't realize I was acting like a wild animal with you.
Psalm 92:6
A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:
Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do.
Jeremiah 10:14
Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false. There is no life in them.

I am

Genesis 41:38
so Pharaoh asked his servants, "Can we find anyone else like this someone in whom the Spirit of God lives?
1 Kings 4:30
Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.
Acts 7:22
So Moses learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man, both in words and in deeds.

General references

Exodus 8:4
The frogs will be all over you and your servants."'"
Job 39:17
because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.
Proverbs 11:14
A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.
1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject."

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