1 Corinthians 1:19-23 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless."

Haweis⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁹ For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless." ²⁰ Where is the sophist? where is the scribe? where is the inquisitive searcher after this world's wisdom? hath not God turned into folly the wisdom of this world? ²¹ for since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. ²² For the Jews demand a miracle, and the Greeks seek wisdom: ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offence, and to the Greeks folly;