1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Context
This verse from 1 Corinthians Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Paul addresses divisions in Corinth: some claim 'I follow Paul,' others 'I follow Apollos.' Christ is not divided — Paul was not crucified for them. The message of the cross is foolishness to those perishing but to us the power …
Other Translations
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
where <FI>is<Fi> the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?
Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Cross References
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, …
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the …
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel …
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home …
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in …
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say …
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the …
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?