13 Bible Verses about Worldly Wisdom

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

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

but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes.

because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened. Saying that they were wise they became foolish, and changed the glory of the imperishable God into the likeness of the image of perishable man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles.

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.

See that no one leads you off as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

O Timothy, keep the trust, turning away from profane and empty words, and contradictions of mis-named science, which some having professed have erred from the faith. The grace be with you.

Saying that they were wise they became foolish,

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

But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;

for all the promises of God, the yes in him, and the Amen in him, are for glory to God by us.

Which have an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship and humiliation, and in a rigorous treatment of the body, [which is held] in no respect for the surfeiting of the flesh.