Jeremiah 9:23

This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

22The bodies of men will be falling like waste on the open fields, and like grain dropped by the grain-cutter, and no one will take them up.

24But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:4And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.

1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust of Samaria for all the people at my feet to take some in their hands.

Job 31:24If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

Psalms 33:5His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Psalms 34:3\34:2\My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

Psalms 49:6\49:5\What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 9:13-23

Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 606.) 12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? 13 And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: 15 Therefore… Read the whole commentary →

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