1Cor 1:19-22, 3:19, 2Cor 11:19 | 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 1:19-22

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. 22 For ^eJews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

1 Corinthians 3:19

19 For ^fthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^g“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”

2 Corinthians 11:19

19 For you gladly bear with fools, ^hbeing wise yourselves!