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 29:20
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20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?
(A)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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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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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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.
Revelation 3:17
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17 Because you say, (A)‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
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Matthew 21:31
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31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (A)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
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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.
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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Luke 7:44
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44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no (A)water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
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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 22:29
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29 Do you see a man who [a]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before [b]unknown men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
- Proverbs 22:29 obscure
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
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Excel in Giving
8 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
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