Ecclesiastes 9:11
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Jeremiah 9:23
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23 Thus says the Lord: (A)“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,
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Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
31 (B)The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but (C)the victory belongs to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:37-38
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37 (A)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has commanded it?
38 (B)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
that good and bad come?
Job 5:11-14
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11 he (A)sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He (B)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He (C)catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime
and (D)grope at noonday as in the night.
Ecclesiastes 3:17
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17 I said in my heart, (A)God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is (B)a time for every matter and for every work.
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Amos 2:14-16
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14 (A)Flight shall perish from the swift,
(B)and the strong shall not retain his strength,
(C)nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is (D)swift of foot shall not save himself,
(E)nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
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14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; (A)nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 His delight is not in (A)the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord (B)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who (C)hope in his steadfast love.
2 Chronicles 20:15
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15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, (A)‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, (B)for the battle is not yours but God's.
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Ephesians 1:11
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11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,
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Ecclesiastes 2:14-15
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14 (A)The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the (B)same event happens to all of them. 15 Then I said in my heart, (C)“What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
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Deuteronomy 8:18
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18 You shall remember the Lord your God, for (A)it is he who gives you power to get wealth, (B)that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
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Ecclesiastes 7:13
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is (A)vanity[a] and a striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:4 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)
Jeremiah 46:6
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6 “The swift cannot flee away,
nor the warrior escape;
(A)in the north by the river Euphrates
(B)they have stumbled and fallen.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Evil Under the Sun
4 (A)Again I (B)saw all (C)the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had (D)no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
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Ecclesiastes 2:12
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The Vanity of Living Wisely
12 (A)So I turned to consider (B)wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only (C)what has already been done.
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Psalm 73:6-7
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6 Therefore pride is (A)their necklace;
violence covers them as (B)a garment.
7 Their (C)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
Psalm 33:16-17
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16 (A)The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 (B)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
Job 34:29
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29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man?—
2 Samuel 17:14
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14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” (A)For the Lord had ordained[a] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
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- 2 Samuel 17:14 Hebrew commanded
1 Samuel 2:3-10
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3 Talk no more so very proudly,
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.
4 (A)The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble bind on strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
(B)The barren has borne seven,
(C)but she who has many children is forlorn.
6 (D)The Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
7 (E)The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
(F)he brings low and he exalts.
8 (G)He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
(H)to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
(I)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and on them he has set the world.
9 (J)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.
10 (K)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
(L)against them he will thunder in heaven.
(M)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king
(N)and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
2 Samuel 17:23
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23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to (A)his own city. He (B)set his house in order and (C)hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
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Malachi 3:18
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18 Then once more you shall (A)see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
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