Foolish things. — The neuter is used probably for the purpose of generalising, and it expresses the qualities of the men whom God has chosen — “the wise” is masculine in the Greek, showing that it is still of “persons” the Apostle is speaking.
Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 1:27
1 Corinthians 1:27
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;