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:"
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- 1 Corinthians 1:27
"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;"
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 5:21
"Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!"
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - Romans 1:22
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
Read in chapter → - 1 Corinthians 3:18
"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."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 49:6
"They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;"
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 7:19
"They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity."
Read in chapter → - 1 Corinthians 1:19
"For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Read in chapter → - James 3:14
"But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth."
Read in chapter → - Job 31:24
"If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;"
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