Judges 7:2
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2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel (A)claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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27 But (A)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [a]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:28 insignificant or lowly
2 Corinthians 4:7
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Cast Down but Unconquered
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, (A)that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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Romans 11:18
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18 (A)do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
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Isaiah 10:13
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13 (A)For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a [a]valiant man.
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- Isaiah 10:13 mighty
Ephesians 2:9
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9 not of (A)works, lest anyone should (B)boast.
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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4 (A)For the weapons (B)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (C)mighty in God (D)for pulling down strongholds, 5 (E)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
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- 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 And my speech and my preaching (A)were not with persuasive words of [a]human wisdom, (B)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the (C)power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human
Zechariah 12:7
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7 “The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah.
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Zechariah 4:6
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6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel:
(B)‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
Ezekiel 28:17
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17 “Your (A)heart was [a]lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.
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- Ezekiel 28:17 Proud
Ezekiel 28:2
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2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Because your heart is (A)lifted[a] up,
And (B)you say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
(C)In the midst of the seas,’
(D)Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
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- Ezekiel 28:2 Proud
Jeremiah 9:23
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23 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his (B)might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
2 Chronicles 14:11
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11 And Asa (A)cried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is (B)nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and (C)in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”
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1 Samuel 14:6
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6 Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these (A)uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord (B)from saving by many or by few.”
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Deuteronomy 32:27
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27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy,
Lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
Lest they should say, (A)“Our hand is high;
And it is not the Lord who has done all this.” ’
James 4:6
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6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
Romans 3:27
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Boasting Excluded
27 (A)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
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Habakkuk 1:16
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16 Therefore (A)they sacrifice to their net,
And burn incense to their dragnet;
Because by them their share is [a]sumptuous
And their food plentiful.
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- Habakkuk 1:16 Lit. fat
Daniel 4:30
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30 The king (A)spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
Isaiah 2:17
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17 The [a]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
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- Isaiah 2:17 pride
Isaiah 2:11
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11 The [a]lofty looks of man shall be (A)humbled,
The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted (B)in that day.
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- Isaiah 2:11 proud
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