Job 11:12

An idiot will become intelligent
When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

Job 39:5-8

“Who sent out the wild donkey free?
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

Psalm 73:22

Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.

Ecclesiastes 3:18

I said to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.”

Job 5:13

“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

Job 6:5

“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?

Job 12:2-3

“Truly then you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!

Job 15:14

“What is man, that he should be pure,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Job 28:28

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 51:5

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

Psalm 62:9-10

Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie;
In the balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.

Psalm 92:6

A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

Proverbs 30:2-4

Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man.

Jeremiah 2:24

A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion.
In the time of her heat who can turn her away?
All who seek her will not become weary;
In her month they will find her.

Romans 1:22

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

1 Corinthians 3:18-20

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Ephesians 2:3

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

James 2:20

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?

James 3:13-17

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

For vain

Psalm 62:9
Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie;
In the balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.
Psalm 73:22
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Psalm 92:6
A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:
Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.”
Romans 1:22
Professing to be wise, they became fools,
James 2:20
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?

Would

Job 5:13
“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
Job 12:2
“Truly then you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
Job 28:28
“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man.
Romans 12:16
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
James 3:13
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

Man be

Job 15:14
“What is man, that he should be pure,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Ephesians 2:3
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

A wild

Job 6:5
“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
Job 39:5
“Who sent out the wild donkey free?
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
Jeremiah 2:24
A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion.
In the time of her heat who can turn her away?
All who seek her will not become weary;
In her month they will find her.

General references

Psalm 94:11
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.

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