Bible Cross References
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Proverbs 16:25
What you think is the right road may lead to death.
Proverbs 26:12
The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
Isaiah 5:20
You are doomed! You call evil good and call good evil. You turn darkness into light and light into darkness. You make what is bitter sweet, and what is sweet you make bitter.
Isaiah 5:21
You are doomed! You think you are wise, so very clever.
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?
John 7:48
"Have you ever known one of the authorities or one Pharisee to believe in him?
John 7:49
This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God's curse!"
John 9:39-41
39
Jesus said, "I came to this world to judge, so that the blind should see and those who see should become blind."
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Some Pharisees who were there with him heard him say this and asked him, "Surely you don't mean that we are blind, too?"
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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 2:19-23
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you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,
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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?
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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?
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
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The scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."
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!
21
For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called "foolish" message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
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."
James 3:13-17
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Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom.
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But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
15
Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.
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Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.
17
But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.
2 Peter 1:9
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
2 Peter 2:18
They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.
Revelation 3:17
You say, 'I am rich and well off; I have all I need.' But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.