Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Are fools

1 Corinthians 1:1
From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,
1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.
2 Kings 9:11
When Jehu rejoined his master's servants, they asked him, "Is everything all right? Why did this madman visit you?" He replied, "Ah, it's not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says."
Hosea 9:7
The prophet is considered a fool -- the inspired man is viewed as a madman -- because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.
Acts 17:18
Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, "What does this foolish babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)
Acts 26:24
As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, "You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!"

Are wise

1 Corinthians 4:8
Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
1 Corinthians 10:14
So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say, "We are wise! We have the law of the Lord"? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

We are weak

1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.
2 Corinthians 10:10
because some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account."
2 Corinthians 11:29
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
2 Corinthians 13:3
since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

But ye

1 Corinthians 3:2
I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,
1 Corinthians 10:12
So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

But we

Proverbs 11:12
The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Luke 10:16
"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
Luke 18:9
Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

General references

Lamentations 3:14
I have become the laughingstock of all people, their mocking song all day long.
1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.
1 Corinthians 10:15
I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.
Hebrews 13:13
We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.

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