2 Samuel 17:14
14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” aFor the Lord had ordained ▼▼Hebrew commanded
to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom. 2 Samuel 17:23
23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to chis own city. He dset his house in order and ehanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.Job 5:12
12He ffrustrates the devices of the crafty,so that their hands achieve no success.
Job 28:28
28And he said to man,‘Behold, gthe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to hturn away from evil is understanding.’”
Jeremiah 4:22
22 “For imy people are foolish;they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
jThey are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”
Jeremiah 8:9
9 kThe wise men shall be put to shame;they shall be dismayed land taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?
Matthew 11:25
Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest
25 mAt that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, nLord of heaven and earth, that oyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and prevealed them to little children;Luke 16:8
8The master commended the dishonest manager for his qshrewdness. For rthe sons of this world ▼▼Greek age
are tmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than uthe sons of light. Romans 1:22
22 vClaiming to be wise, they became fools,
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