1 Corinthians 1:19

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Cross-reference

In 1 Corinthians 1:20, Paul immediately follows with rhetorical questions reinforcing that God made worldly wisdom foolish.

In 1 Corinthians 3:19, Paul again quotes Scripture (Job 5:13) to reinforce that worldly wisdom is folly before God, matching the point of the Isaiah quote.

In 1 Corinthians 2:6, Paul contrasts the doomed wisdom of this age with God's hidden wisdom for the mature.

Isaiah 29:14 is the exact OT source Paul quotes — God promising to destroy the wisdom of the wise, applied here to the cross.

2 Samuel 17:14 says the Lord defeated Ahithophel's good counsel — a direct OT example of God thwarting human wisdom, matching Paul's point.

In Colossians 2:8, Paul warns against hollow philosophy based on human tradition — echoing the futility of worldly wisdom.

In 2 Corinthians 10:5, Paul applies the same principle: demolishing arguments that oppose God, mirroring the destruction of worldly wisdom.

Romans 1:22 Parallel

In Romans 1:22, Paul says those who claimed to be wise became fools — directly echoing the frustration of human wisdom.

Jeremiah 9:23 directly warns against boasting in wisdom—a clear OT echo of Paul's theme of not glorying in human understanding.

Psalm 94:11 Parallel

Psalm 94:11 declares God knows human thoughts are futile—reinforcing Paul's point that human wisdom is worthless.

Job 12:17 Parallel

Job 12:17 shows God stripping counselors and making judges fools—a direct OT parallel to God destroying human wisdom.

James 3:15 Related theme

James 3:15 defines the 'wisdom of the wise' as earthly, unspiritual, demonic — the same worldly wisdom God destroys in the quote.

In Ezekiel 28:17, the king of Tyre's wisdom is corrupted by pride and leads to his downfall — echoing God's judgment on human wisdom.

Job 5:13 Allusion

In Job 5:13, God catches the wise in their craftiness—a thematic match to the destruction of wisdom, later quoted by Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:19.

Genesis 41:8 shows Egypt's wise men unable to interpret Pharaoh's dream — an early example of human wisdom's insufficiency, like the folly Paul describes.

Jeremiah 8:9 says wise men are shamed for rejecting God's word — reinforcing the theme that human wisdom fails apart from God.

Isaiah 47:10 says wisdom led Babylon astray—parallel to the idea that human wisdom deceives and brings downfall.

Job 32:13 Parallel

Job 32:13 warns against claiming wisdom because God can vanquish human reasoning—similar theme of God overriding human insight.

Job 5:12 Parallel

In Job 5:12, God thwarts the plans of the crafty—a parallel to God destroying wisdom of the wise, though not the exact quote used by Paul.

In 1 Timothy 6:20, Paul urges Timothy to avoid what is falsely called knowledge — similar to rejecting worldly wisdom.