Isaiah 44:25 Cross References
Isaiah 44:25
25: I am the one who exposes the false prophets as liars by causing events to happen that are contrary to their predictions. I cause wise people to give bad advice, thus proving them to be fools.
Psalms 33:10
- The LORD shatters the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
Job 5:12
- He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
- He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.
- They grope in the daylight as though they were blind; they see no better in the daytime than at night.
Jeremiah 50:36
- And when it strikes her wise counselors, they will become fools! When it strikes her mightiest warriors, panic will seize them!
2 Samuel 15:31
- When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, "O LORD, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!"
Jeremiah 51:57
- "I will make drunk her officials, wise men, rulers, captains, and warriors," says the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty. "They will fall asleep and never wake up again!"
Isaiah 47:12
- "Call out the demon hordes you have worshiped all these years. Ask them to help you strike terror into the hearts of people once again.
- You have more than enough advisers, astrologers, and stargazers. Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds.
- But they are as useless as dried grass burning in a fire. They cannot even save themselves! You will get no help from them at all. Their hearth is not a place to sit for warmth.
1 Corinthians 1:20
- So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made them all look foolish and has shown their wisdom to be useless nonsense.
- Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.
- God's way seems foolish to the Jews because they want a sign from heaven to prove it is true. And it is foolish to the Greeks because they believe only what agrees with their own wisdom.
- So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended, and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
- But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the mighty power of God and the wonderful wisdom of God.
Daniel 5:6
- and his face turned pale with fear. Such terror gripped him that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way beneath him.
- The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, "Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will wear a gold chain around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!"
- But when all the king's wise men came in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.
Isaiah 29:14
- Because of this, I will do wonders among these hypocrites. I will show that human wisdom is foolish and even the most brilliant people lack understanding."
Daniel 4:7
- When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant.
2 Samuel 17:23
- Meanwhile, Ahithophel was publicly disgraced when Absalom refused his advice. So he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried beside his father.
1 Kings 22:11
- One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, "This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!"
- All the other prophets agreed. "Yes," they said, "go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the LORD will give you victory!"
Jeremiah 28:9
- So a prophet who predicts peace must carry the burden of proof. Only when his predictions come true can it be known that he is really from the LORD."
- Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah's neck and broke it.
- And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, "The LORD has promised that within two years he will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon." At that, Jeremiah left the Temple area.
- Soon afterward the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah:
- "Go and tell Hananiah, `This is what the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but you have replaced it with a yoke of iron.
Daniel 2:10
- The astrologers replied to the king, "There isn't a man alive who can tell Your Majesty his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!
- This is an impossible thing the king requires. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live among people."
- The king was furious when he heard this, and he sent out orders to execute all the wise men of Babylon.
Exodus 9:11
- Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them, too.
Jeremiah 27:9
- " `Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcerers who say, "The king of Babylon will not conquer you."
- They are all liars, and I will drive you from your land and send you far away to die.
Isaiah 19:11
- What fools are the counselors of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast of their wisdom? Will they dare tell Pharaoh about their long line of wise ancestors?
- What has happened to your wise counselors, Pharaoh? If they are so wise, let them tell you what the LORD Almighty is going to do to Egypt.
- The wise men from Zoan are fools, and those from Memphis are deluded. The leaders of Egypt have ruined the land with their foolish counsel.
- The LORD has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their suggestions are wrong. They cause the land of Egypt to stagger like a sick drunkard.
2 Samuel 16:23
- Absalom followed Ahithophel's advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God.
2 Chronicles 18:34
- The battle raged all that day, and Ahab propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then, just as the sun was setting, he died.
2 Chronicles 18:11
- All the other prophets agreed. "Yes," they said, "go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious. The LORD will give you a glorious victory!"
1 Corinthians 3:19
- For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."
- And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."
1 Kings 22:22
- " `How will you do this?' the LORD asked. "And the spirit replied, `I will go out and inspire all Ahab's prophets to speak lies.'" `You will succeed,' said the LORD. `Go ahead and do it.'
- "So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets. For the LORD has determined disaster for you."
- Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. "When did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?" he demanded.
- And Micaiah replied, "You will find out soon enough when you find yourself hiding in some secret room!"
1 Kings 22:37
- So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.
Jeremiah 49:7
- This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Where are all the wise men of Teman? Is there no one left to give wise counsel?
Daniel 1:20
- In all matters requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, the king found the advice of these young men to be ten times better than that of all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.