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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(A) by the standards of this age,(B) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(C) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(D)
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- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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Romans 12:16
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Romans 12:16
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16 Live in harmony with one another.(A) Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[a] Do not be conceited.(B)
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- Romans 12:16 Or willing to do menial work
Romans 12:16
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Romans 12:16
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16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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Matthew 21:31
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Matthew 21:31
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31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(A) and the prostitutes(B) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
Matthew 21:31
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Matthew 21:31
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31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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Proverbs 26:5
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Proverbs 26:5
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(A)
Proverbs 26:5
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Proverbs 26:5
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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Revelation 3:17
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Revelation 3:17
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Revelation 3:17
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Revelation 3:17
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17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
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Luke 18:11
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Luke 18:11
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11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Luke 18:11
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Luke 18:11
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11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
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Luke 7:44
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Luke 7:44
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44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet,(A) but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Luke 7:44
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Luke 7:44
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44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
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Proverbs 26:16
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Proverbs 26:16
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16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:16
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Proverbs 26:16
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16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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Saying 6
Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
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