Judges 7:2
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2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, ‘My own hand has delivered me.’(A)
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 Do not say to yourself, ‘My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.’
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;(A) 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to abolish things that are, 29 so that no one[a] might boast in the presence of God.(B)
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- 1.29 Gk no flesh
2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.(A)
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Romans 11:18
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18 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember: you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
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Isaiah 10:13
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13 For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I have removed the boundaries of peoples
and have plundered their treasures;
like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.(A)
Ephesians 2:9
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9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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4 for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human,[a] but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments(A) 5 and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.(B)
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- 10.4 Gk fleshly
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 My speech and my proclamation were made not with persuasive words of wisdom[a] but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,(A) 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
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- 2.4 Other ancient authorities read the persuasiveness of wisdom
Zechariah 12:7
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7 And the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over that of Judah.(A)
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Zechariah 4:6
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6 He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Ezekiel 28:17
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17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I exposed you before kings,
to feast their eyes on you.(A)
Ezekiel 28:2
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2 Mortal, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God:
Because your heart is proud
and you have said, “I am a god;
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,”
yet you are but a mortal and no god,
though you compare your mind
with the mind of a god.(A)
Jeremiah 9:23
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23 Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth;(A)
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2 Chronicles 14:11
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11 Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you.”(A)
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1 Samuel 14:6
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6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will act for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 32:27
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27 but I feared provocation by the enemy,
for their adversaries might misunderstand
and say, “Our hand is triumphant;
it was not the Lord who did all this.” ’(A)
James 4:6
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6 But God gives all the more grace; therefore it says,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
Romans 3:27
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27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith.(A)
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Habakkuk 1:16
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16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his seine,
for by them his portion is lavish,
and his food is rich.
Daniel 4:30
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30 and the king said, “Is this not magnificent Babylon, which I have built as a royal capital by my mighty power and for my glorious majesty?”(A)
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Isaiah 2:17
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17 The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
Isaiah 2:11
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11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
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