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
Bible References
Wise
Job 5:12
He keeps shrewd (crafty) (cunning) people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
Psalm 49:10
One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways just as the light is better than the dark.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift. The battle is not to the strong. Bread does not go to the wise, or riches to men of understanding. Men of skill do not always receive favor, but time and unexpected circumstance happens to them all.
Isaiah 5:21
You are doomed! You think you are wise. You think you are so very clever.
Isaiah 10:12
It will happen when Jehovah has performed all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He will say: I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty appearance.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'In your arrogance you say, 'I am a god (strong deity). I sit on God's throne in the sea.' But you are only human and not a god, although you think you are a god. (2 Thes 2:4)
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
1 Corinthians 1:19
It is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (Isaiah 29:14)
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
James 3:14
If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and greedy ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth.
Neither
Deuteronomy 8:17
When you succeed do not brag: 'I am rich. I earned it all myself.'
1 Samuel 17:4
A fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines. His name was Goliath of Gath. He was over nine feet tall.
1 Kings 20:10
Benhadad sent Ahab the following message: May the gods strike me dead if there will be enough dust left from Samaria to give a handful to each soldier who follows me.
Psalm 33:16
A mighty army does not save the king. A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
Isaiah 10:8
He boasts: 'Every one of my commanders is a king!
Isaiah 36:8
Now, make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses if you can put riders on them.
Ezekiel 29:9
The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am Jehovah. Because you said: 'The Nile is mine, and I have made it.'
Daniel 3:15
Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, zither, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, good! But if you do not worship it you will be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace that same hour. What god will be able to rescue you from my hand?
Daniel 4:30
The king spoke: Is this not great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
Daniel 5:18
O you king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
Amos 2:14
Flight will perish from the swift! The strong will not increase his strength. The mighty will not save himself.
Acts 12:22
The people shouted: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
General references
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah!
1 Corinthians 1:29
No human being should boast before God.
2 Corinthians 10:17
But he who boasts let him boast in Jehovah! (Jeremiah 9:24)