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

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;-

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

Neither

and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?

Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it;

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

And the people shouted,'saying , The voice of a god, and not of a man.

General references

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

that no flesh should glory before God.

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.