Don't fool yourself (1.Cor 3:18-20)

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God For it is written, "He is THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS"; and again, "THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS." (1.Cor 3:18-20)

The difference between the wise men and the fools of the world is this: The fool is deceived by others. The wise man deceives himself. And neither of them is really any better off than the other. The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God, and so it is that the worldly wise and the fool stands before God, they both stand there as fools. Either self-made or deceived by others.

Let no man deceive himself. Worldly wisdom is useless to God, with the exception of one use described in this passage. He will use it against you. He catches the wise in their own craftiness.