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1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 1:20 BSB

1 Corinthians 1:20 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 1:22 (11 votes) and Job 12:17 (7 votes). 57 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from 2 Samuel 15 to James 3.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 1:20 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 1:2211 votes

    Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

  2. Job 12:177 votes

    He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:197 votes

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:196 votes

    For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

  5. Job 12:244 votes

    He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

  6. Isaiah 44:254 votes

    who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

  7. 2 Samuel 15:313 votes

    Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

  8. 2 Samuel 16:233 votes

    Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

  9. 2 Samuel 17:143 votes

    Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

  10. 2 Samuel 17:233 votes

    When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

  11. Job 12:203 votes
  12. Isaiah 33:183 votes
  13. Isaiah 53:13 votes
  14. 1 Corinthians 2:63 votes
  15. Isaiah 19:11–122 votes

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 1:20?

The 10 strongest of 57.