Jeremiah 9:23
The LORD says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.Jeremiah 9:23 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યર્મિયા ૯:૨૩
- યહોવાહ કહે છે, જ્ઞાનીએ પોતાના ડહાપણ વિષે અભિમાન કરવું નહિ. તેમ જ બળવાને પોતાના બળ વિષે અભિમાન કરવું નહિ. વળી ધનવાને પોતાના ધન વિષે અભિમાન કરવું જોઈએ નહિ.
- हिन्दी — यिर्मयाह ९:२३
- यहोवा यह कहता है, “बुद्धिमान अपनी बुद्धि पर घमण्ड न करे, न वीर अपनी वीरता पर, न धनी अपने धन पर घमण्ड करे;
In context
21For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.
22Speak, “The LORD says, “‘The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester. No one will gather them.’”
23The LORD says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.
24But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things,” says the LORD.
25“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
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