1 Corinthians 1:20

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?

Is the wise

Isaiah 33:18

Isaiah 53:1

Hath

Romans 1:22

General references

Bible References

Is the wise

Your heart will give thought to the cause of your fear: where is the scribe, where is he who made a record of the payments, where is he by whom the towers were numbered?

Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?

Hath

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.

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;

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:

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

General references

He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;

You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,