1 Corinthians 1:20
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 1
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”1 Corinthians 1:20
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:20 Mean?
1 Corinthians 1:20 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 1:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 1:27“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”Romans 1:22“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”Acts 17:18“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.”Job 12:17“He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.”Isaiah 44:25“That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;”1 Corinthians 3:19“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”2 Samuel 15:31“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”1 Corinthians 1:19“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”1 Corinthians 1:26“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:”Jeremiah 4:22“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”John 7:49“But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.”Ezra 7:6“This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.”Job 12:24“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.”Job 17:4“For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.”Isaiah 51:13“And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?”John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?”2 Samuel 16:23“And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.”2 Samuel 17:14“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.”2 Samuel 17:23“And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.”Job 12:20“He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.”
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