Job 5:12-13
12He afrustrates the devices of the crafty,so that their hands achieve no success.
13He bcatches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Job 11:12
12But a stupid man will get understandingwhen ca wild donkey’s colt is dborn a man!
Job 12:20
20He deprives of speech those who are trustedeand takes away the discernment of the elders.
John 9:41
41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, fyou would have no guilt; ▼▼Greek you would not have sin
but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains. Romans 1:22
22 hClaiming to be wise, they became fools,Romans 2:17-29
17But if you call yourself a Jew and irely on the law and boast in God 18and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19and if you are sure that you yourself are ja guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law kthe embodiment of lknowledge and truth— 21 myou then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you nrob temples? 23You who oboast in the law pdishonor God by breaking the law. 24For, qas it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed ramong the Gentiles because of you.”25For circumcision indeed is of value sif you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26So, if ta man who is uncircumcised keeps uthe precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded ▼
▼Or counted
as circumcision? 27Then he who is physically ▼▼Or is by nature
uncircumcised but keeps the law xwill condemn you who have ythe written code ▼▼Or the letter
and circumcision but break the law. 28For aano one is a Jew abwho is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29But a Jew is one acinwardly, and adcircumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. aeHis praise is not from man but from God. 1 Corinthians 3:18-20
18 afLet no one deceive himself. agIf anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19For ahthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ai“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20and again, aj“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
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