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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