Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Man be
A wild
General references
Bible References
For vain
Psalm 62:9 Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
Psalm 73:22 I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.
I was an unthinking animal toward You.
Psalm 92:6 A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:
a fool does not understand this:
Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
James 2:20
Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?
Would
Job 5:13 He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.
Job 12:2 No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
and wisdom will die with you!
Job 28:28 He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
Proverbs 30:2 I am more stupid than any other man,
and I lack man’s ability to understand.
and I lack man’s ability to understand.
Romans 12:16
Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
1 Corinthians 3:18
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.
James 3:13
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.
Man be
Job 15:14 What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 51:5 Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Ephesians 2:3
We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
A wild
Job 6:5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
or an ox low over its fodder?
Job 39:5 Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
Jeremiah 2:24 a wild donkey at home in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.
General references
Psalm 94:11 The Lord knows man’s thoughts;
they are meaningless.
they are meaningless.