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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)
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 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A)
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- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
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 poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”(B)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouting of a ruler among fools.(C)
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 person is wiser in self-esteem
than seven who can answer discreetly.
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 one who first states a case seems right,
until the other comes and cross-examines.
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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17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A)
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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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18 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.(A) 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”(B)
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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All Israel Will Be Saved
25 I want you to understand this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not claim to be wiser than you are: a hardening has come upon part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles has come in.(A)
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Luke 16:13-14
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Luke 16:13-14
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13 No slave can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”[a](A)
The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(B)
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- 16.13 Gk mammon
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 You are indeed wiser than Daniel;[a]
no secret is hidden from you;(A)
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
you have amassed wealth for yourself
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries.(B)
5 By your great wisdom in trade
you have increased your wealth,
and your heart has become proud in your wealth.(C)
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- 28.3 Or Danel
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 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)
14 My hand has found, like a nest,
the wealth of the peoples,
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
so I have gathered all the earth,
and there was none that moved a wing
or opened its mouth or chirped.”(B)
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 wise in their own eyes
and shrewd in their own sight!(A)
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 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their 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,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(A)
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