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 schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

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

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion
and clever in their own sight.

But when the Lord finishes all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.”

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

For it is written:

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

Neither

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches tall

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

For he says,
“Aren’t all my commanders kings?

Now make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!

The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you said, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’

Now if you’re ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music, fall down and worship the statue I made. But if you don’t worship it, you will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire—and who is the god who can rescue you from my power?”

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.

Escape will fail the swift,
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.

The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!”

General references

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

so that no one can boast in His presence.

So the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.