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Jeremiah 9:23

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

KJV

Hæc dicit Dominus : Non glorietur sapiens in sapientia sua, et non glorietur fortis in fortitudine sua, et non glorietur dives in divitiis suis :

Vulgate

Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Μὴ καυχάσθω ὁ σοφὸς ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ καυχάσθω ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ἐν τῇ ἰσχύι αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ καυχάσθω ὁ πλούσιος ἐν τῷ πλούτῳ αὐτοῦ,

LXX

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

ASV

כִּ֣י אִם בְּ/זֹ֞את יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַ/מִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל הַשְׂכֵּל֮ וְ/יָדֹ֣עַ אוֹתִ/י֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֛סֶד מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי בְ/אֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הוּ
hv
verb · 163×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חָפֵ֥ץ
chpts
verb · 74×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
mshkyl
verb · 63×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 32.—Of the Prophecy that is Contained in the Prayer and Song of Habakkuk. In his prayer, with a song, to whom but the Lord Christ does he say, “O Lord, I have heard Thy hearing, and was afraid: O Lord, I have considered Thy works, and was greatly afraid?”11731173 Hab. iii. 2. What is this but the inexpressible admiration of the foreknown, new, and sudden salvation of me…
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Summa Theologica · 2 passages
Is happiness something uncreated? If it be something created, is it an operation? Is it an operation of the sensitive, or only of the intellectual part? If it be an operation of the intellectual part, is it an operation of the intellect, or of the will? If it be an operation of the intellect, is it an operation of the speculative or of the practical intellect? If it be an opera…
Should wisdom be reckoned among the gifts of the Holy Ghost? What is its subject? Is wisdom only speculative or also practical? Is the wisdom that is a gift compatible with mortal sin? Is it in all those who have sanctifying grace? Which beatitude corresponds to it? Article 1. Whether wisdom should be reckoned among the gifts of the Holy Ghost? Objection 1. It would seem that w…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 16:10 — Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
  • 1Cor 1:19 — For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
  • 1Cor 1:27 — But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
  • 1Cor 1:29 — That no flesh should glory in his presence.
  • 1Cor 1:31 — That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
  • 1Cor 3:18 — Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
  • 1Cor 3:21 — Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
  • 1Kgs 20:10 — And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
  • 1Sam 9:2 — And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any
  • 1Sam 17:4 — And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
  • 1Sam 17:42 — And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
  • 1Tim 6:10 — For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • 1Tim 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • 2Cor 1:9 — But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
  • 2Cor 10:17 — But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
  • 2Cor 11:30 — If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
  • 2Sam 21:22 — These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
  • Acts 12:22 — And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
  • Amos 2:14 — Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
  • Amos 2:14 — Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
  • Dan 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well:
  • Dan 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
  • Dan 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
  • Dan 5:18 — O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
  • Deut 8:17 — And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
  • Eccl 2:13 — Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
  • Eccl 2:19 — And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
  • Eccl 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil
  • Eccl 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil
  • Ezek 7:19 — They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy
  • Ezek 28:2 — Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a
  • Ezek 29:9 — And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
  • Gal 6:14 — But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
  • Gen 31:1 — And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
  • Heb 11:26 — Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
  • Isa 5:21 — Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
  • Isa 10:8 — For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
  • Isa 10:12 — Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of
  • Isa 20:5 — And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
  • Isa 28:5 — In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,