Proverbs 12:15
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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise (A)in your latter days.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
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- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Proverbs 26:12
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12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 16:25
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25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of (A)death.
Proverbs 16:2
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2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own (A)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
Galatians 6:3
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3 For (A)if anyone thinks himself to be something, when (B)he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 21:2
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Luke 18:11
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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and prayed thus with himself, (B)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
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Jeremiah 38:15-28
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15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As the Lord lives, (A)who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you surely (B)surrender[a] (C)to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. 18 But if you do not [b]surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and (D)you shall not escape from their hand.’ ”
19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have (E)defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they (F)abuse me.”
20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be (G)well with you, and your soul shall live. 21 But if you refuse to [c]surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me: 22 ‘Now behold, all the (H)women who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say:
“Your close friends have [d]set upon you
And prevailed against you;
Your feet have sunk in the mire,
And they have [e]turned away again.”
23 ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and (I)children to the Chaldeans. (J)You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ”
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king, and also what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death,’ 26 then you shall say to them, (K)‘I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return (L)to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ”
27 Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been heard. 28 Now (M)Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
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- Jeremiah 38:17 Lit. go out
- Jeremiah 38:18 Lit. go out
- Jeremiah 38:21 Lit. go out
- Jeremiah 38:22 Or misled
- Jeremiah 38:22 Deserted you
Proverbs 30:12
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12 There is a generation (A)that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
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.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
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Popularity Passes Away
13 Better a poor and wise youth
Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more.
Proverbs 26:16
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16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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