'Wisdom' in the Bible
For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
Where is the wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
but to those that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;
And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
But we speak wisdom among the perfect; but wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.
But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, that hidden wisdom which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory:
which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.
For to one, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
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