1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

Job 12:17

He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

Isaiah 33:18

Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves, "Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?"

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the omens of the empty talkers and humiliates the omen readers, who overturns the counsel of the wise men and makes their advice seem foolish,

2 Samuel 15:31

Now David had been told, "Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, "Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!"

2 Samuel 16:23

In those days Ahithophel's advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 17:14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel." Now the Lord had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house in his hometown. After setting his household in order, he hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

Job 12:20

He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

Job 12:24

He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.

Isaiah 19:11-12

The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh's wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?"

Isaiah 53:1

Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord's power revealed through him?

1 Corinthians 1:19

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

1 Corinthians 2:6

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Bible References

Is the wise

Isaiah 33:18
Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves, "Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?"
Isaiah 53:1
Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord's power revealed through him?

Hath

1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."
2 Samuel 15:31
Now David had been told, "Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, "Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!"
2 Samuel 16:23
In those days Ahithophel's advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel." Now the Lord had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.
Job 12:17
He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
Isaiah 44:25
who frustrates the omens of the empty talkers and humiliates the omen readers, who overturns the counsel of the wise men and makes their advice seem foolish,
Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

General references

Job 12:17
He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
Job 17:4
Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.
Job 28:12
"But wisdom -- where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?
Luke 11:35
Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
John 7:48
None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

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