Jeremiah 9:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

Wise

Neither

General references

Proverbs 21:30

1 Corinthians 1:29

2 Corinthians 10:17

Bible References

Wise

Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift is the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.

Woe to the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!

And it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.

Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I am, The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou art man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

for it hath been written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

Neither

and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:

And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath is his name, from Gath; his height is six cubits and a span,

And Ben-Hadad sendeth unto him, and saith, 'Thus do the gods to me, and thus do they add, if the dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all the people who are at my feet.'

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

For he saith, 'Are not my princes altogether kings?

'And now, negotiate, I pray thee, with my lord the king of Asshur, and I give to thee two thousand horses, if thou art able to put for thee riders on them.

And the land of Egypt hath been for a desolation and a waste, And they have known that I am Jehovah. Because he said: The flood is mine, and I made it.

Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made! -- and lo, ye do no obeisance -- in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?'

the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:

And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'

General references

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

that no flesh may glory before Him;

and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;