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 frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!

When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes.

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god--

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

Neither

Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.'

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

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

The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

for he says: "Are not my commanders all kings?

Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "Because you said, 'The Nile is mine, and I made it,'

Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?"

and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty.

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

General references

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.

so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."