Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

For your obedience has come to all; I rejoice in you therefore, but I wish you to be wise for that which is good, and simple for evil.

I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the Barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant;

Saying that they were wise they became foolish,

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him be the glory forever; amen.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the intelligent.

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

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called];

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world has God chosen to put to shame the mighty,

According to the grace of God given me as a wise architect I have laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one see how he builds on it.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written; He takes the wise in their craftiness.

And again; The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.

For we are foolish for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; and you are glorious, but we are infamous.

I speak to your shame. Is there not now a wise man among you? not one who can judge between his brothers?

For I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery; that you may not be wise in your own conceit. For hardness in part has come upon Israel, till the fullness of the gentiles shall come in,

Desire the same thing one for another; desire not the high, but be satisfied with the humble. Be not wise in your own conceit.

I speak as to wise men; judge what I say.

For we dare not judge or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves with themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.

You endure fools patiently being wise;

See then that you walk discreetly, not as unwise but as wise,

and that from a child you have known the sacred Scriptures, which can make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

What wise and intelligent man is there among you? Let him show his works by good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom.