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

and since the Jews seek signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom,

For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the good news, not with a wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ should be without effect.

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

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,

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

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 this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.

This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, natural, demoniacal.

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