Bible Cross References
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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 5:13
(SEE 5:12)
Job 11:12
Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.
Job 12:20
He silences those who are trusted, and takes the wisdom of old people away.
John 9:41
Jesus answered, "If you were blind, then you would not be guilty; but since you claim that you can see, this means that you are still guilty."
Romans 1:22
They say they are wise, but they are fools;
Romans 2:17-29
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What about you? You call yourself a Jew; you depend on the Law and boast about God;
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you know what God wants you to do, and you have learned from the Law to choose what is right;
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you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,
20
an instructor for the foolish, and a teacher for the ignorant. You are certain that in the Law you have the full content of knowledge and of truth.
21
You teach others---why don't you teach yourself ? You preach, "Do not steal"---but do you yourself steal?
22
You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?
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You boast about having God's law---but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?
24
The scripture says, "Because of you Jews, the Gentiles speak evil of God."
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If you obey the Law, your circumcision is of value; but if you disobey the Law, you might as well never have been circumcised.
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If the Gentile, who is not circumcised, obeys the commands of the Law, will not God regard him as though he were circumcised?
27
And so you Jews will be condemned by the Gentiles because you break the Law, even though you have it written down and are circumcised; but they obey the Law, even though they are not physically circumcised.
28
After all, who is a real Jew, truly circumcised? It is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, whose circumcision is a physical thing.
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Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
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.
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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."
the law
Psalm 147:19
He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
Hosea 8:12
I write down countless teachings for the people, but they reject them as strange and foreign.
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Matthew 15:6
they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching.
in vain, etc
Proverbs 17:6
Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.
Isaiah 10:1
You are doomed! You make unjust laws that oppress my people.
Isaiah 10:2
That is how you keep the poor from having their rights and from getting justice. That is how you take the property that belongs to widows and orphans.