32 Bible Verses about False Wisdom

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He compasseth the wise in their craftiness."

For thou hast comforted thyself in thy deceitfulness, and hast said, "No man seeth me." Thine own wisdom and cunning hath deceived thee, in that thou hast said, "I am alone, and without me there is none."

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom.

lest ye should praise yourselves, to have found out wisdom: because it is God that hath cast him out, and no man.

Therefore be thou neither too righteous nor over wise, that thou perish not:

For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should have been made of none effect.

therefore will I also show unto this people a marvelous, terrible, and great thing - Namely this: I will destroy the wisdom of their wise, and the understanding of their learned men shall perish."

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent."

therefore shall the wise be confounded. They shall be afraid and taken, for lo, they have cast out the word of the LORD: what wisdom can then be among them?

which compasseth the wise in their own craftiness, and overthroweth the counsel of the wicked.

I destroy the tokens of witches, and make the Soothsayers go wrong. As for the wise, I turn them backward, and make their cunning foolishness.

Thy heart was proud in thy fair beauty, and through thy beauty thou hast destroyed thy wisdom. I will cast thee down to the ground, and that in the sight of kings.

I would not that this secret should be hid from you my brethren, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in.

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness - and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God - we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

Come on, let us play wisely with them: lest they multiply, and then - if there chance any war - they join themselves unto our enemies and fight against us, and so get them out of the land."

This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish.

Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

Be of like affection one towards another. Be not high minded, but make yourselves equal to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your own opinions.

but make the fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.

Woe be unto them that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding.

The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

Seeing then that everybody feareth him, why should not all wise men also stand in fear of him?"

Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God, that all wisdom is too little for thee?

For he standeth thus in his own conceit: "This do I, through the power of my own hand, and through my wisdom: For I am wise, I am he that removes the lands of the people, I rob their princes: and like one of the worthies I drive them from their high seats.

Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD, "Let not the wise man rejoice in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength; neither the rich man in his riches.

"How dare ye say then, 'We are wise, we have the law of the LORD among us'? Behold, the deceitful pen of the scribes, setteth forth lies:

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.