1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
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- Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 1 Corinthians 1:18–20 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” 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?
- Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.