1 Corinthians 1:19–27

¹⁹for it hath been written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;’ ²⁰where is the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing. ²²Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom, ²³also we—we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness, ²⁴and to those called—both Jews and Greeks—Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, ²⁵because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; ²⁶for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; ²⁷but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;