1 Corinthians 2:6
But we do speak wisdom among the perfect; not, however, the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5that your faith might not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Cross References
Job 12:19He leadeth priests away captive, And overthroweth the mighty.
Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, And the nations meditate a vain thing?
Psalms 37:37Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
Isaiah 40:23That bringeth princes to nothing, And reduceth the rulers of the earth to vanity.
Matthew 13:22And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 2:2-6
The Apostle's Ministry. ( a. d. 57.) 1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in… Read the whole commentary →