Jeremiah 9:23
The LORD says this: The wise must not boast about their wisdom, the strong must not boast about their strength, and the rich must not boast about their wealth.
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Introduction cites JEREMIAH 9:23–24
…riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me. JEREMIAH 9:23–24 This is why Calvin’s motto, stamped on his seal, showed a hand holding out a heart. It is…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Jer 9: 23
…If we trust in our wisdom, we make it a god. ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom.’ Jer 9: 23. Glorying is the height of confidence. Many a man makes an idol of his wit and parts; he…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Thought That Stops Thought cites JEREMIAH 9:23–24
…riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me. JEREMIAH 9:23–24 Truth as a gift Christianity, as Chesterton came to see it, does not ask a man to give up…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 1 ·
Day 2 — More Than My Score cites Jeremiah 9:23–24
…and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. — Jeremiah 9:23–24 (BSB) Scores. Stats. Grades. Levels. Rankings. Followers. Guys are surrounded by numbers…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
I Change Not cites JEREMIAH 9:23–24
…wisdom … But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me. JEREMIAH 9:23–24 That is worth pausing over, because it is not how most of us look for comfort. When we…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 13 — Two Things to Be Observed in Gratuitous Justification cites Jer. 9:23
…let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory” in the Lord (Jer. 9:23, 24), does he not intimate, that the glory of the Lord is infringed when man glories in…