 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 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? For...  The Chinese Repository - Page 3601833Full view - About this book
 | Pierre Bayle - Biography - 1826 - 434 pages
...are saved, it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Bible - 1804 - 692 pages
...receive it, it appears to be fuch as God himfelf gives his fanction to. As we read ff. xxix, 14. 2 will destroy the wisdom of the -wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. This is fully exemplified in the prefent date of things. For what has been effected by your philofophers... | |
 | Henry Hunter - Bible - 1806 - 460 pages
...are saved, it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.. Where is the wise? where is the scribe ? where is the tlisputer of this world? hath not God made fjolish the wisdom of... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1803 - 572 pages
...is said in 1 Cor. i. 19, 20. "For it is •written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ; I will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the •wise ! Where is the scribe ! Where is the disputer of this world ! Hath not God made foolish the wisdom... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 520 pages
...as is said in 1 Cor. i. 19, 20. " For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ; I will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ! Where is the scribe ! Where is the disputer of this world ! Hath not God made foolish the wisdom... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 544 pages
...is peculiarly strong and animated; " It is written^ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1811 - 562 pages
...part, obedience and submission : " For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the " wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding *' of the prudent. Where is the wise ? Where is the " scribe ? Where is the disputer of this world ? " Hath not God made foolish the wisdom... | |
 | Joanna Southcott - 1813 - 626 pages
...ordered thee to put in his hands. Then now let him look to the words of the Apostle. 1 Cor. i. 19.—" For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the...bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. The world by wisdom knoweth not God." He hath followed the wisdom of the world; thou hast rejected... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Bible - 1813 - 638 pages
...spoken:" "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for with God all things are possible :" " I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing...the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ? Where is the scribe ? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wis-t dom... | |
 | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society - Baptists - 1814 - 500 pages
...astonished at the goodness and mercy which the Lord is manifesting to us at this place. But God will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. He hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world... | |
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