Bible Cross References
Ahithophel
2 Samuel 15:12
And while he was offering sacrifices, Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David's advisers. The plot against the king gained strength, and Absalom's followers grew in number.
Psalm 3:1
I have so many enemies, LORD, so many who turn against me!
Psalm 41:9
Even my best friend, the one I trusted most, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
Psalm 55:12
If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.
Psalm 55:14
We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple.
Matthew 26:14
Then one of the twelve disciples---the one named Judas Iscariot---went to the chief priests
Matthew 26:15
and asked, "What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him.
John 13:18
"I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, 'The man who shared my food turned against me.'
O Lord
Psalm 55:15
May my enemies die before their time; may they go down alive into the world of the dead! Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.
Psalm 109:3
and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason.
turn the counsel
2 Samuel 16:23
Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.
2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all the Israelites said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." The LORD had decided that Ahithophel's good advice would not be followed, so that disaster would come on Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. After putting his affairs in order, he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave.
Job 5:12
He upsets the plans of cunning people, and traps the wise in their own schemes, so that nothing they do succeeds;
Job 12:16-20
16
God is strong and always victorious; both deceived and deceiver are in his power.
17
He takes away the wisdom of rulers and makes leaders act like fools.
18
He dethrones kings and makes them prisoners;
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he humbles priests and men of power.
20
He silences those who are trusted, and takes the wisdom of old people away.
Isaiah 19:3
I am going to frustrate the plans of the Egyptians and destroy their morale. They will ask their idols to help them, and they will go and consult mediums and ask the spirits of the dead for advice.
Isaiah 19:11-25
11
The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools! Egypt's wisest people give stupid advice! How do they dare to tell the king that they are successors to the ancient scholars and kings?
12
King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the LORD Almighty has for Egypt.
13
The leaders of Zoan and Memphis are fools. They were supposed to lead the nation, but they have misled it.
14
The LORD has made them give confusing advice. As a result, Egypt does everything wrong and staggers like a drunk slipping on his own vomit.
15
No one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unknown, can offer help.
16
A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that the LORD Almighty has stretched out his hand to punish them.
17
The people of Egypt will be terrified of Judah every time they are reminded of the fate that the LORD Almighty has prepared for them.
18
When that time comes, the Hebrew language will be spoken in five Egyptian cities. The people there will take their oaths in the name of the LORD Almighty. One of the cities will be called, "City of the Sun."
19
When that time comes, there will be an altar to the LORD in the land of Egypt and a stone pillar dedicated to him at the Egyptian border.
20
They will be symbols of the LORD Almighty's presence in Egypt. When the people there are oppressed and call out to the LORD for help, he will send someone to rescue them.
21
The LORD will reveal himself to the Egyptian people, and then they will acknowledge and worship him, and bring him sacrifices and offerings. They will make solemn promises to him and do what they promise.
22
The LORD will punish the Egyptians, but then he will heal them. They will turn to him, and he will hear their prayers and heal them.
23
When that time comes, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. The people of these two countries will travel back and forth between them, and the two nations will worship together.
24
When that time comes, Israel will rank with Egypt and Assyria, and these three nations will be a blessing to all the world.
25
The LORD Almighty will bless them and say, "I will bless you, Egypt, my people; you, Assyria, whom I created; and you, Israel, my chosen people."
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say that you are wise and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
Jeremiah 8:9
Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?
1 Corinthians 1:20
So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
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You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.
19
For what this world considers to be wisdom is nonsense in God's sight. As the scripture says, "God traps the wise in their cleverness";
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and another scripture says, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless."
James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.