philosophers.

Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 1:20, 21
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? . . .

Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

encountered.

Acts 6:9
But resistance arose from what was known as the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

Mark 9:14
When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.

Luke 11:53
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

babbler.

Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

Jesus.

Acts 17:31
For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising Him from the dead."

Acts 26:23
that Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles."

Romans 14:9, 10
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:3, 4
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, . . .