Acts 17:18
And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, "What does this babbler want to say?" But [others said], "He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was proclaiming the good news [about] Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 4:2
greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Proverbs 23:9
In the ears of a fool do not speak, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 26:12
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.
Mark 9:14
And [when they] came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.
Luke 11:53
And [when] he departed from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him closely about many [things],
Acts 6:9
But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen ({as it was called}), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up [and] disputed with Stephen.
Acts 17:31-32
because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man who he has appointed, having provided proof to everyone [by] raising him from the dead."
Acts 26:23
that the Christ was to suffer [and] that [as] the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 14:9-10
For Christ died and became alive again for this [reason], in order that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
1 Corinthians 1:20-21
Where [is] the wise person? Where [is] the scribe? Where [is] the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 4:10
We [are] fools for the sake of Christ, but you [are] prudent in Christ! We [are] weak, but you [are] strong! You [are] honored, but we [are] dishonored!
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For I passed on to you {as of first importance} what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest {anyone take you captive} through philosophy and empty deceit, according to {human tradition}, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,