32 Bible Verses about False Wisdom

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

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

For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no one else.

For the Jews ask for a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;

that you do not say, We have found out wisdom. God has pushed him down, not man.

Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself?

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

therefore, behold, I will go on doing among this people, a wonder, even a wonder. For the wisdom of their wise ones shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hidden.

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the perceiving ones."

The wise are ashamed, they are terrified, and are captured. Lo, they have turned away from the Word of Jehovah; and what wisdom is in them?

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

who brings to nothing the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns the wise backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have spoiled your wisdom because of your brightness. I will cast you to the ground; I will put you before kings, that they may behold you.

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool so that he may be wise.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

Come, let us deal slyly with them, lest they multiply, and it will be when there comes a war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and get out of the land.

This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

minding the same thing toward one another, not minding high things, but yielding to the lowly. Do not be wise within yourselves.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, so that he may not be wise in his own eyes.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a reason.

Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and bright in their own sight!

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Therefore, men fear Him; He does not respect any who are wise in heart.

Have you heard the secret counsel of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?

For he says, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am wise. And I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the people like a strong man.

So says Jehovah, Do not let the wise glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty glory in his might; do not let the rich glory in his riches;

How do you say, We are wise, and the Law of Jehovah is with us? Lo, certainly the lying pen of the scribes has written falsely.

The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.