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Romans 1:22 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Romans 1:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 1 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
Romans 1:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,The irony is stark: phaskontes einai sophoi emōranthēsan (φάσκοντες εἶναι σοφοὶ ἐμωράνθησαν, 'claiming to be wise, they became fools'). Phaskontes (φάσκω, claiming/professing) indicates self-assessment, not divine verdict. They esteemed themselves sophoi (σοφοί, wise)—philosophers, sages, cultural elites. Yet the verdict is emōranthēsan (ἐμωράνθησαν, they became fools). Emōranthēsan (from mōrainō) means to be made foolish, to become morally and intellectually bankrupt.This echoes Psalm 14:1: 'The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 1:22
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“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.{Isaiah 29:14}”
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
“brothers”
“so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.”
“We are wise”
“and there is no breath in them.”
“let him become a fool”
“your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness”
“None sees me; your wisdom and your knowledge”