32 Bible Verses about False Wisdom

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.

Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.

As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.

The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?

He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

Who makes the signs of those who give word of the future come to nothing, so that those who have knowledge of secret arts go off their heads; turning the wise men back, and making their knowledge foolish:

Your heart was lifted up because you were beautiful, you made your wisdom evil through your sin: I have sent you down, even to the earth; I have made you low before kings, so that they may see you.

For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.

This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.