The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh's wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings"? Cross References Acts 7:22 So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? Genesis 41:38 So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?" Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. Numbers 13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. 1 Kings 4:30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. Psalm 78:12 He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. Psalm 78:43 when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. Isaiah 30:4 For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have? Jeremiah 46:17 There they will cry out: 'Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.' Ezekiel 28:17 Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings. Ezekiel 30:14 I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes. Obadiah 1:7 All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. Treasury of Scripture Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say you to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? the princes Isaiah 19:3,13 Isaiah 29:14 Isaiah 44:25 Zoan Isaiah 30:4 Numbers 13:22 Psalm 78:12,43 brutish Psalm 73:22 Psalm 92:6 Proverbs 30:2 I am Genesis 41:38,39 1 Kings 4:30 Acts 7:22 |