For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their th
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intell
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am o
Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both D
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For t
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometo
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemie
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.