13  Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are unlearned and despised, to thresh the nations by the power of my Spirit;

  1  Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, I am well pleased with your offering and acknowledgments, which you have made; for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might show forth my wisdom through the weak things of the earth.

  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 ^drevealed them unto babes.

  27  But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to ^bconfound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

  23  And now, he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not only men but women also. Now this is not all; little children do have words given unto them many times, which ^cconfound the wise and the learned.

  7  And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth ^cconfound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.

  25  That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth ^awise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

  20  Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the ^dwisdom of this world?

  6  Be strong and of a good ^acourage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

  22  A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a ^bstrong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

  17  And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made ^astrong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise and wisdom, according to the revelations and truths which I have given you.

  8  Let my servant Samuel H. Smith go with you, and forsake him not, and give him thine instructions; and he that is faithful shall be made ^bstrong in every place; and I, the Lord, will go with you.

  30  How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to ^aflight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?