Jeremiah 9:23

New American Bible - revised edition

But rather, let those who boast, boast of this, that in their prudence they know me, Know that I, the Lord, act with fidelity, justice, and integrity on earth. How I take delight in these—oracle of the Lord. False Circumcision.

Cross References

Job 32:13

So do not say, “We have met wisdom; God can vanquish him but no mortal!”

Job 41:15

The folds of his flesh stick together, it is cast over him and immovable.

Psalm 33:5

He loves justice and right. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Psalm 34:3

My soul will glory in the Lord; let the poor hear and be glad.

Psalm 44:9

In God we have boasted all the day long; your name we will praise forever. Selah

Psalm 62:10

Mortals are a mere breath, the sons of man but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they weigh nothing.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth is useless on a day of wrath, but justice saves from death.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely;

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that one will be wise or a fool? Yet that one will take control of all the fruits of my toil and wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not won by the swift, nor the battle by the valiant, nor a livelihood by the wise, nor riches by the shrewd, nor favor by the experts; for a time of misfortune comes to all alike.

Isaiah 10:8

For he says, “Are not my commanders all kings?”

Isaiah 20:5

They shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Ethiopia, their hope, and because of Egypt, their boast.

Isaiah 47:10

Secure in your wickedness, you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, And you said in your heart, “I, and no one else!”

Isaiah 5:21

Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes, prudent in their own view!

Jeremiah 31:34

They will no longer teach their friends and relatives, “Know the Lord!” Everyone, from least to greatest, shall know me—oracle of the Lord—for I will forgive their iniquity and no longer remember their sin.

Jeremiah 48:14

How can you say, “We are heroes, mighty warriors”?

Jeremiah 48:7

Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be captured. Chemosh shall go into exile, his priests and princes with him.

Jeremiah 49:4

Why boast in your strength, your ebbing strength, rebellious daughter? Why trust in your treasures, saying, “Who would dare attack me?”

Ezekiel 29:9

The land of Egypt shall become a desolate waste; then they shall know that I am the Lord. Because you said, “The Nile belongs to me; I made it!”

Ezekiel 7:19

They fling their silver into the streets, and their gold is considered unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their bellies, for it has been the occasion of their sin.

Daniel 3:15

Now, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I made, whenever you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, dulcimer, harp, double-flute, and all the other musical instruments, then all will be well; if not, you shall be instantly cast into the white-hot furnace; and who is the God who can deliver you out of my hands?”

Micah 6:8

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them. On the day of the Lord’s wrath, in the fire of his passion, all the earth will be consumed. For he will make an end, yes, a sudden end, of all who live on the earth.

Mark 10:24

The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Romans 1:22

While claiming to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 1:31

so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 8:17

Otherwise, you might say in your heart, “It is my own power and the strength of my own hand that has got me this wealth.”

Philippians 3:10

to know him and the power of his resurrection and [the] sharing of his sufferings by being conformed to his death,

Philippians 3:8

More than that, I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains. Exhortations to Timothy.

1 Samuel 17:42

When he sized David up and saw that he was youthful, ruddy, and handsome in appearance, he began to deride him.