1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (KJV)

Then: Paul almost scoffs as he names three groups of Corinth's educated elitists. He's been there. Those who have studied the most ought to be the ones who recognize Truth most quickly. Instead they are mired in mind-sets which close out wisdom. Paul used to be like that - before Christ shook up his world. Humanity in the first century. That's what we see. Duplicated century after century, it takes the wisdom of God to break down the barriers so that eventually, one by one, individuals recognize the foolishness of the wisdom of this world.

Now: Blessed are those whose circumstances, when arranged by God, are able to look past their own pride, their own knowledge, and seek answers outside the box. Then, the Lord, just as he did with Paul, can reorient minds and put all that they know into a new perspective. Afterwards, they are more able to teach than anyone else.