Isaiah 29:14

Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 32

  “…proceed to take away this people, and shall take them away; and I will strip the wise of their wisdom, and will hide the understanding of their prudent men;’ and may cease to deceive yourselves and those who hear you, and may learn of us, who have been taught wisdom by the grace of Christ.” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14.

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• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 78

  “Therefore, behold, I will proceed to remove this people, and I shall remove them; and I shall take away the wisdom of their wise men, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent men.’ ”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 13, 14.

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• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123

  “‘Therefore, behold, I will proceed to remove this people,’ saith the Lord; ‘and I will remove them, and destroy the wisdom of the wise, and hide the understanding of the prudent.’” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14.

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 133

  “For I have known that it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent,” and “the foolishness of God is wiser than men.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14, as quoted by Paul, 1 Cor. i. 19.

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, On the Advantage of Patience

  “For whence can he be either wise or patient, who has neither known the wisdom nor the patience of God? since He Himself warns us, and says of those who seem to themselves to be wise in this world, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will reprove the understanding of the prudent.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14.

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• Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.5Book I

  “But in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and they who are in darkness and in a cloud; the eyes of the blind shall see.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 11–18.

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Hilary of Poitiers

• Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity Book 3

  “This is that wisdom of the world which was foreseen by God even in the prophet’s days, and condemned through him in the words, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and reject the understanding of the prudent.” — editor's note: Isaiah xxix. 14.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God X.27Book X

  “But He fulfills what the holy prophets truly predicted regarding Him: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the prudence of the prudent.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion III.5Book III

  ““I will take away,” says He, “the wisdom of their wise men; and the understanding of their prudent men will I hide;” and again: “With your ear ye shall hear, and not understand; and with your eyes ye shall see, but not perceive: for the heart of this people hath growth fat,…” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion IV.25Book IV

  “Accordingly, that which Christ thanks God for doing, He long ago announced by Isaiah: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the prudent will I hide.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14, Sept.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.4Book V

  “And then, that we may know from whence this comes, he adds: “For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.’”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. i. 19, from Isa. xxix. 14.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.18Book V

  “For “God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise”—that God, no doubt, who in reference to this very dispensation of His threatened long before that He would “destroy the wisdom of the wise.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14, quoted 1 Cor. i. 19; comp. Jer. viii. 9 and Job v. 12, 13.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.3Book I

  “Of these and the like, who devote their attention to empty words, the divine Scripture most excellently says, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 14; 1 Cor. i. 19.

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• Isaiah 42:1

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Isaiah 42:2

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Isaiah 42:3

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Isaiah 42:4

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Isaiah 42:19

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Jeremiah 31:15

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 78.

• Jeremiah 31:27

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Ezekiel 36:12

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Micah 5:2

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 78.

• Luke 9:58

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.3.

• 1 Corinthians 1:19

  Cited together in The City of God X.27 and 1 other place.

• 1 Corinthians 1:20

  Cited together in The City of God X.27.

• 1 Corinthians 1:21

  Cited together in The City of God X.27.

• 1 Corinthians 1:22

  Cited together in The City of God X.27.

• 1 Corinthians 1:23

  Cited together in The City of God X.27.

• 1 Corinthians 1:25

  Cited together in The City of God X.27.

• Deuteronomy 32:20

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Job 5:13

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.3.

• Isaiah 14:1

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• Isaiah 19:24

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.

• 1 Corinthians 1:19

  Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.