Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

Jeremiah 6:15

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.

Isaiah 19:11

The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Jeremiah 6:19

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Job 5:12

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

Psalm 19:7

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalm 119:98-100

Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

Jeremiah 49:7

Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

Ezekiel 7:26

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

1 Corinthians 1:18-29

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

2 Timothy 3:15

And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

The wise men are

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General references

1 Corinthians 1:19

Bible References

The wise men are

Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :

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The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

General references

For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.

They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.