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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.
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.
Romans 12:16
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Romans 12:16
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16 (A)Be of the same mind toward one another. (B)Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
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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
Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
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15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
16 Then I said:
“Wisdom is better than (A)strength.
Nevertheless (B)the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard
Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
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15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(B)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
Proverbs 26:16
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Proverbs 26:16
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16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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 18:17
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Proverbs 18:17
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17 The first one to plead his cause seems right,
Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
Proverbs 18:17
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Proverbs 18:17
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17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
1 Timothy 6:17
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1 Timothy 6:17
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.
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1 Timothy 6:17
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1 Timothy 6:17
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17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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Avoid Worldly Wisdom
18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, (B)“He catches the wise in their own craftiness”;
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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
Romans 11:25
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Romans 11:25
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25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be (A)wise in your own [a]opinion, that (B)blindness in part has happened to Israel (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
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- Romans 11:25 estimation
Luke 16:13-14
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Luke 16:13-14
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13 (A)“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom
14 Now the Pharisees, (B)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him.
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- Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at
Luke 16:13-14
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Luke 16:13-14
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13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(A)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(B) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(C)
Ezekiel 28:3-5
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Ezekiel 28:3-5
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3 (Behold, (A)you are wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
4 With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained (B)riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
5 (C)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
Ezekiel 28:3-5
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Ezekiel 28:3-5
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3 Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(A)
Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.(B)
5 By your great skill in trading(C)
you have increased your wealth,(D)
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.(E)
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- Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature
Isaiah 10:13-14
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Isaiah 10:13-14
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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.
14 (B)My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”
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- Isaiah 10:13 mighty
Isaiah 10:13-14
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Isaiah 10:13-14
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13 For he says:
“‘By the strength of my hand(A) I have done this,(B)
and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
I plundered their treasures;(C)
like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(D)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(E)
so my hand reached for the wealth(F) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
so I gathered all the countries;(G)
not one flapped a wing,
or opened its mouth to chirp.(H)’”
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- Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,
Isaiah 5:21
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Isaiah 5:21
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21 Woe to those who are (A)wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:21
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Isaiah 5:21
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21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes(A)
and clever in their own sight.
Proverbs 26:5
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Proverbs 26:5
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5 (A)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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)
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