"Forª the¹ wisdomª of thisª worldª isª° foolishnessª withª God.ª Forª it is written,ª° He takethª° the¹ wiseª inª their own²¹ craftiness.ª" {1Co 3:19} + "He disappointethª° the devicesª of the crafty,ª so that their handsª cannot¹ performª° [their] enterprise.ª ... He takethª° the wiseª in their own craftiness:ª and the counselª of the frowardª° is carried headlong.ª°" {Job 5:12-13} + "And the spiritª of Egyptª shall failª° in the midstª thereof; and I will destroyª° the counselª thereof: and they shall seekª° to¹ the idols,ª and to¹ the charmers,ª and to¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª and to¹ the wizards.ª" {Isa 19:3} + "Surely¹ the princesª of Zoanª [are] fools,ª the counselª of the wiseª counsellorsª° of Pharaohª is become brutish:ª° how¹ sayª° ye unto¹ Pharaoh,ª I¹ [am] the sonª of the wise,ª the sonª of ancientª kings?ª" {Isa 19:11} + "Therefore,¹ behold,¹ I will proceedª° to do a marvellous workª° among¹ this¹ people,ª [even] a marvellous workª° and a wonder:ª for the wisdomª of their wiseª [men] shall perish,ª° and the understandingª of their prudentª° [men] shall be hid.ª°" {Isa 29:14} + "The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:9} |