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] is frustrating [the] devices of [the] crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.

For he sees [that] the wise die, together [with the] fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next [generation].

I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

I looked again and saw under the sun that the race [does] not [belong] to the swift, the battle [does] not [belong] to the mighty, food [does] not [belong] to the wise, wealth [does] not [belong] to the intelligent, and success [does] not [belong] to the skillful, for time and chance befalls all of them.

Ah! [Those who are] wise in their own eyes and have understanding {in their view}!

And this shall happen: when the Lord has finished all his work against {Mount Zion} and Jerusalem, "I will punish the {arrogance} of the king of Assyria and {his haughtiness}."

"Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because your heart was haughty, and you said, 'I [am] a god; I sit [in the] seat of [the] gods, I sit in [the] heart of [the] seas!' But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be 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 intelligence of the intelligent I will confound."

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

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

Neither

And you may think in your heart, 'My strength and the might of my hand {acquired this wealth for} me.'

Then {a champion} went out from the camps of [the] Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.

Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, "Thus may the gods do to me and thus may they add if the dust of Samaria is sufficient for the hollow of a hand for all of the people who are at my feet."

The king [is] not saved by [the] greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by [the] greatness of strength.

For he says, "[Are] not my commanders altogether kings?

And now please make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, [that is,] if you are able {put} riders for yourself on them!

And the land of Egypt will become desolation and ruins, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh because he said, 'The Nile [is] {mine}! And I, I made [it]!'

Now if you are ready so that {when} you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, [the] trigon, [the] harp and [the] drum and all kinds of music, you fall down and you worship the statue that I have made, [that will be good]. But if you do not worship it, {immediately} you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and {who is the god} who will rescue you from my hands?"

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

{O king}, the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your {predecessor}.

Flight will perish from [the] swift and [the] strong person will not muster his strength and [the] warrior will not save his life.

But the people began to call out loudly, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

General references

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.

so that all flesh may not boast before God.

But "the one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."