Psalms 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou
ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest
still the enemy and the avenger.
Isaiah 26:5-
6 For he
bringeth down them that dwell on high;
the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [
even] to the ground; he bringeth it [
even] to the dust. ... The foot shall tread it down, [
even] the feet of the poor, [
and] the steps of the needy.
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold,
I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, [
even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise [
men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent [
men] shall be hid.
Isaiah 29:19 The
meek also shall
increase [
their] joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall
rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Zephaniah 3:12 I will also
leave in the midst of thee an afflicted
and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
Matthew 4:18-
22 And Jesus,
walking by the
sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers. ... And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,
named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Matthew 11:25 At that time
Jesus answered and said,
I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them unto babes.
Matthew 21:16 And said unto him,
Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea;
have ye never read,
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Luke 19:39-
40 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master,
rebuke thy disciples. ... And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Luke 21:15 For
I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 4:11-
21 This is
the stone which was set at nought of
you builders, which is become
the head of the corner. ... So
when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing
how they might punish them, because of the people:
for all [
men] glorified God for that which was done.
Acts 6:9-
10 Then
there arose certain of
the synagogue, which is called [
the synagogue] of the Libertines, and
Cyrenians, and
Alexandrians, and of them of
Cilicia and of
Asia,
disputing with Stephen. ... And they were not
able to resist the wisdom and
the spirit by which he spake.
Acts 7:35 This
Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee
a ruler and a judge?
the same did God send [
to be] a ruler and a deliverer
by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:54 When they heard these things,
they were cut to the heart, and
they gnashed on him with [
their] teeth.
Acts 17:18 Then certain
philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,
encountered him. And some said, What will this
babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them
Jesus, and the resurrection.
Acts 24:24-
25 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess,
he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning
the faith in Christ. ... And as
he reasoned of
righteousness,
temperance, and
judgment to come,
Felix trembled, and answered,
Go thy way for this time;
when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have
this treasure
in earthen vessels,
that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2 Corinthians 10:4-
5 (For
the weapons of
our warfare [
are] not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) ... Casting
down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity
every thought to
the obedience of Christ;
2 Corinthians 10:10 For [
his] letters,
say they, [
are] weighty and powerful;
but [
his] bodily presence [
is] weak,
and [his] speech contemptible.
