4 Bible Verses about Reasoning

And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix being terrified answered, Go for the present; but when I have time I will call you.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

And according to his custom Paul went in to them, and reasoned with them three sabbaths from the Scriptures,

And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, and entering himself into the synagogue reasoned with the Jews.

For the word of the cross is to the lost foolishness, but to the saved the power of God. 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? read more.
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe; and since the Jews seek signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom, we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness, but to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God; for the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 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, and the ignoble things of the world and things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to destroy things that are,

And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and with fear and with much trembling, read more.
and my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the spirit and power, that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed; but we speak a wisdom of God hid in mystery, which God appointed from eternity for our glory, which none of the rulers of this life knew, for if they had known they would not have crucified the Lord of glory; but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those that love him; but God has revealed them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who knows the [things] of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? So also no one knows the [things] of God except the Spirit of God. And we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we may know the things given us by God, which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receives not the [things] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them, for they are spiritually discerned.

and sanctify the anointed Lord in your hearts, and be always ready with a defense to every one that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you; but with meekness and fear,

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

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaks blasphemies? who can forgive sins, but God alone? And Jesus knowing their thoughts answered and said to them, Why do you reason in your minds?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did you not believe him?