Jeremiah 9:23

Thus, saith Yahweh 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;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

22Speak thou, Thus, declareth Yahweh, So shall fall the dead bodies of men, Like dung heaps on the face of the field,—And like swaths after the harvestman, With none to gather.

24But, in this, let the glorying one glory—In having intelligence and in knowing me, That, I, am Yahweh, Executing lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth,—That in these things, I delight Declareth Yahweh.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:4And there came forth a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath, his name, from Gath,—his height, six cubits and a span;

1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent unto him and said,—So, let the gods do to me, and, so, let them add,—if the dust of Samaria suffice by handfuls, for all the people who are at my feet.

Job 31:24If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!

Psalms 33:5Who loveth righteousness and justice, With the lovingkindness of Yahweh, the earth is full.

Psalms 34:3Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together.

Psalms 49:6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,—And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,

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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