Job 12:2
New Living Translation
2 “You people really know everything, don’t you?
And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
1 Corinthians 6:5
New Living Translation
5 I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues?
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1 Corinthians 4:10
New Living Translation
10 Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
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Isaiah 5:21
New Living Translation
21 What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes
and think themselves so clever.
Proverbs 28:11
New Living Translation
11 Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
Job 32:7-13
New Living Translation
7 I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
for wisdom comes with age.’
8 But there is a spirit[a] within people,
the breath of the Almighty within them,
that makes them intelligent.
9 Sometimes the elders are not wise.
Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.
10 So listen to me,
and let me tell you what I think.
11 “I have waited all this time,
listening very carefully to your arguments,
listening to you grope for words.
12 I have listened,
but not one of you has refuted Job
or answered his arguments.
13 And don’t tell me, ‘He is too wise for us.
Only God can convince him.’
Job 20:3
New Living Translation
3 I’ve had to endure your insults,
but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
Job 17:10
New Living Translation
10 “As for all of you, come back with a better argument,
though I still won’t find a wise man among you.
Job 17:4
New Living Translation
4 You have closed their minds to understanding,
but do not let them triumph.
Job 15:2
New Living Translation
2 “A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk!
You are nothing but a windbag.
Job 11:12
New Living Translation
12 An empty-headed person won’t become wise
any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:12 Or than a wild male donkey can bear a tame colt.
Job 11:6
New Living Translation
6 If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom is not a simple matter.
Listen! God is doubtless punishing you
far less than you deserve!
Job 11:2
New Living Translation
2 “Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words?
Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?
Job 8:8-10
New Living Translation
8 “Just ask the previous generation.
Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
10 But those who came before us will teach you.
They will teach you the wisdom of old.
Job 6:24-25
New Living Translation
24 Teach me, and I will keep quiet.
Show me what I have done wrong.
25 Honest words can be painful,
but what do your criticisms amount to?
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