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 disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person 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 to 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 to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD; 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 a man, and not God, though thou settest 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 will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

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

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Neither

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

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

And 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 that follow me.

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

For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?

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

And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: 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 spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor:

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

General references

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

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