'So called' in the Bible

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;He is also to be feared [with awe-filled reverence] above all gods.

“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;He is to be feared above all gods.

I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, "Come on, let's publicly denounce him!" All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, "Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

Then Nebuzaradan the [chief executioner and] captain of the bodyguard took the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who had deserted and surrendered to him, and the rest of the [so-called better class of] people who were left and carried them into exile in Babylon.