Romans 1:22

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

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  • Jer 10:14 : 14 His wisdome maketh all men fooles, and confounded be casters of images: for that they cast, is but a vayne thing, and hath no life.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-21 : 19 For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is ye scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse? 21 For after that the world through wisedome knewe not God, in the wisedome of God: it pleased God through foolishnesse of preachyng to saue them that beleue.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse. 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse?
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Prov 25:14 : 14 Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickednesse, and hast said, No man seeth me: thine owne wisdome and cunning hath deceaued thee, in that thou hast sayd in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me there is none.
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 Howe dare ye say then, we are wyse, we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs? Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne, and vainely haue the writers written it. 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

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  • Rom 1:18-21
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    18For the wrath of God appeareth from heauen, against all vngodlynesse & vnrighteousnes of men, which withholde the trueth in vnrighteousnes.

    19For that that may be knowen of God, is manifest among them, because God hath shewed it vnto them.

    20For his inuisible thinges, being vnderstanded by his workes, through the creation of the worlde, are seene, that is, both his eternall power and godhead: So that they are without excuse.

    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.

  • Rom 1:23-26
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    23And turned the glorie of the immortall God, vnto an image, made not only after the similitude of a mortal man, but also of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of crepyng beastes.

    24Wherefore God gaue them vp to vncleanenesse, through the lustes of their owne heartes, to defyle their owne bodies among them selues.

    25Whiche chaunged his trueth for a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature, more then the creator, which is to be praysed for euer. Amen.

    26Wherefore God gaue them vp vnto shamefull lustes: For euen their women dyd chaunge the naturall vse, into that which is agaynst nature.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

    19For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

    20And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

  • 1 Cor 1:18-22
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    18For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.

    19For it is written, I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast away the vnderstandyng of the prudent.

    20Where is the wise? where is ye scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse?

    21For after that the world through wisedome knewe not God, in the wisedome of God: it pleased God through foolishnesse of preachyng to saue them that beleue.

    22For the Iewes require a signe, & the Grekes seke after wisedome:

  • 1 Cor 1:25
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    25For the foolishnesse of God, is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God, is stronger then men.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1To the chiefe musition, a Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God: they haue corrupted them selues and done an abhominable worke, there is not one that doth good.

  • Ps 53:1
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    1To the chiefe musition vpon Mahalah, a wise instruction of Dauid. The foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God: they haue corrupted them selues, & haue made their wickednes abhominable, he is not that doeth good.

  • Rom 1:28-29
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    28And as they regarded not to knowe God: euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde, that they should do those thinges which were not comely:

    29Beyng full of all vnrighteousnes, fornication, craftynesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceite, euyll conditioned, whysperers,

  • Titus 1:16
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    16They confesse that they knowe God: but with workes they denie hym, seyng they are abhominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

  • Jer 4:22
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    22Neuerthelesse, this shall come vpon them, because my people is become foolishe, and hath not knowen me: they are the children of foolishnesse, and without any discretion: To do euyll, they haue wit inough: but to do well, they haue no wisdome.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 1:31-32
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    31Therfore shall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be fylled with their owne inuentions.

    32For the turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
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    19For ye suffer fooles gladly, seyng ye your selues are wyse.

  • Jer 8:9
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    9Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

  • Eph 4:18
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    18Darkened in cogitation, being alienated from the lyfe of God by the ignoraunce that is in them, by the blindnesse of their heartes.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Jude 1:10
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    10But these speake euyl of those thinges which they knowe not: & what thinges they know naturally, as beastes which are without reason, in those thynges they corrupt them selues.

  • 1 Cor 1:27
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    27But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie:

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9But they shall preuayle no longer. For their madnesse shalbe manifest vnto all men as also theirs was.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Jer 10:8
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    8They are altogether brutishe and vnwise in this one thing: wood is the teaching of vanitie.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?

  • 1 Tim 1:6-7
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    6From the whiche thynges, some hauyng erred, haue tourned vnto vayne ianglyng:

    7Couetyng to be doctours of the lawe, not vnderstandyng what they speake, neither wherof they affirme.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17Foolish men are plagued for their mischeuous wayes: & for their wickednes.

  • Rom 10:3
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    3For they beyng ignoraunt of Gods ryghteousnesse, and goyng about to stablyshe their owne righteousnesse, haue not ben obedient vnto the ryghteousness of God.

  • Prov 1:29
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    29And that because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the feare of the Lorde,

  • Prov 26:5
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    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Rom 2:19
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    19And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde, a lyght of them which are in darknesse,

  • Jer 51:17
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    17If they be esteemed by their wisdome, all men are become fooles: confounded be all the casters of images, for the thing that they make, is but deceipt, and hath no breath.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fooles for Christes sake, but ye are wyse in Christe. We are weake, but ye are stronge. Ye are honorable, but we are despised.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God.

  • Rom 3:18
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    18There is no feare of God before their eyes.

  • Ps 106:20
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    20Thus they turned their glory: into the similitude of a calfe that eateth hay.