32 Bible Verses about False Wisdom
Most Relevant Verses
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.
For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, None sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
Be not overly righteous; neither make yourself overly wise: why should you destroy yourself?
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
He takes the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the cunning is quickly ended.
That frustrates the omens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you.
For I would not, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there come upon us any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so escape out of the land.
This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that can answer reasonably.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that has understanding will find him out.
For he says, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Thus says the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
How do you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly he made it falsely; the pen of the scribes made it a lie.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.
