Jeremiah 9:23

Good News Translation

The Lord says, “The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth.

Cross References

Job 32:13

How can you claim you have discovered wisdom? God must answer Job, for you have failed.

Job 41:15

His back is made of rows of shields, fastened together and hard as stone.

Psalm 33:5

The Lord loves what is righteous and just; his constant love fills the earth.

Psalm 34:3

Proclaim with me the Lord's greatness; let us praise his name together!

Psalm 44:9

But now you have rejected us and let us be defeated; you no longer march out with our armies.

Psalm 62:10

Don't put your trust in violence; don't hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don't depend on them.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Proverbs 21:30

Human wisdom, brilliance, insight—they are of no help if the Lord is against you.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

and he might be wise, or he might be foolish—who knows? Yet he will own everything I have worked for, everything my wisdom has earned for me in this world. It is all useless.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.

Isaiah 10:8

He boasts, “Every one of my commanders is a king!

Isaiah 20:5

Those who have put their trust in Ethiopia and have boasted about Egypt will be disillusioned, their hopes shattered.

Isaiah 47:10

“You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray, and you said to yourself, ‘I am God— there is no one else like me.’

Isaiah 5:21

You are doomed! You think you are wise, so very clever.

Jeremiah 31:34

None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the Lord, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 48:14

“Men of Moab, why do you claim to be heroes, brave soldiers tested in war?

Jeremiah 48:7

“Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered; your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests.

Jeremiah 49:4

Why do you unfaithful people boast? Your strength is failing. Why do you trust in your power and say that no one would dare attack you?

Ezekiel 29:9

Egypt will become an empty wasteland. Then you will know that I am the Lord. “Because you said that the Nile is yours and you made it,

Ezekiel 7:19

They will throw their gold and silver away in the streets like garbage, because neither silver nor gold can save them when the Lord pours out his fury. They cannot use it to satisfy their desires or fill their stomachs. Gold and silver led them into sin.

Daniel 3:15

Now then, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, oboes, lyres, zithers, harps, and all the other instruments, bow down and worship the statue. If you do not, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. Do you think there is any god who can save you?”

Daniel 4:37

“And now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right and just, and he can humble anyone who acts proudly.”

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day when the Lord shows his fury, not even all their silver and gold will save them. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of his anger. He will put an end—a sudden end—to everyone who lives on earth.

Mark 10:24

The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, “My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!

Romans 1:22

They say they are wise, but they are fools;

1 Corinthians 1:31

So then, as the scripture says, “Whoever wants to boast must boast of what the Lord has done.”

Deuteronomy 8:17

So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength.

Philippians 3:10

All I want is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death,

Philippians 3:8

Not only those things; I reckon everything as complete loss for the sake of what is so much more valuable, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have thrown everything away; I consider it all as mere garbage, so that I may gain Christ

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows.

1 Samuel 17:42

and when he got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy.