Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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Study Note
The ironic characterization 'professing themselves to be wise, they became fools' represents Paul's densest engagement with Hellenistic philosophical culture — specifically the tradition of sophia (wisdom) claims made by Stoic, Epicurean, and Cynic philosophers. The Greek verb mōrainō ('became fools') carries the resonance of the wisdom tradition's 'fool' (nabal) who says in his heart there is no God (Psalm 14:1), connecting Greek philosophical idolatry with the Hebrew Bible's moral-theological definition of folly. The argument in Romans 1:18–32 is that creation provides sufficient knowledge of divine 'eternal power and Godhead' (v. 20) to render idolatry inexcusable — making the philosopher's wisdom claim particularly culpable since it acknowledges what it then suppresses. The passage became a touchstone for natural theology debates from Aquinas through Karl Barth's critique of general revelation.
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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
professing to be wise, they were made fools,
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
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