Ecclesiastes 9:11
"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 favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
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- Jeremiah 9:23
"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:"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 21:30
"There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD."
Read in chapter → - Lamentations 3:37
"Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"
Read in chapter → - Job 5:11
"To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 3:17
"I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 3:14
"I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him."
Read in chapter → - Amos 2:14
"Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 147:10
"He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man."
Read in chapter → - Ephesians 1:11
"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 20:15
"And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's."
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