1Cor 1:19-21, 3:18-19 | ESV | STEP | For it is written , I will destroy the wisdom of the wise , and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart .

1 Corinthians 1:19-21

19 For it is written,

^a“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
20 ^bWhere is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? ^cHas not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach ^{▼▼Or the folly of preaching} to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 3:18-19

18 ^eLet no one deceive himself. ^fIf anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For ^gthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^h“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”