Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.
Romans 12:16
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16 (A)Live in harmony with one another. (B)Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[a] (C)Never be wise in your own sight.
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- Romans 12:16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
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15 But there was found in it (A)a poor, wise man, and he by his (B)wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 But I say that (C)wisdom is better than might, though (D)the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
17 The words of the wise heard in (E)quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
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Proverbs 26:16
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Proverbs 18:17
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17 The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him.
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. (B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (C)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (D)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
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Romans 11:25
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The Mystery of Israel's Salvation
25 (A)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[a] (B)a partial hardening has come upon Israel, (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
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- Romans 11:25 Or brothers and sisters
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 he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 (B)The Pharisees, who were (C)lovers of money, heard all these things, and they (D)ridiculed him.
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Ezekiel 28:3-5
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3 (A)you are indeed wiser (B)than (C)Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you;
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
(D)you have made wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries;
5 by your great wisdom in your trade
you have increased your wealth,
and (E)your heart has become proud in your wealth—
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 have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
and plunder their treasures;
like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
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 the mouth or chirped.”
Isaiah 5:21
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21 Woe to those who are (A)wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
Proverbs 26:5
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Proverbs 23:4
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 18:11
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11 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
Job 32:9
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- Job 32:9 Hebrew many [in years]
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