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Jeremiah 9:23
Thus says the Lord:“ Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
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Proverbs 21:30-31
There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord.The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the Lord.
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Lamentations 3:37-38
Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it?Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed?
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Job 5:11-14
He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night.
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Amos 2:14-16
Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;He shall not stand who handles the bow, The swift of foot shall not escape, Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.The most courageous men of might Shall flee naked in that day,” Says the Lord.
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Ecclesiastes 3:17
I said in my heart,“ God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
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2 Chronicles 20 15
And he said,“ Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you:‘ Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
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Ecclesiastes 3:14
I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.
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Jeremiah 46:6
“ Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
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Psalms 33:16-17
No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
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Psalms 147:10-11
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14-15
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.So I said in my heart,“ As it happens to the fool, It also happens to me, And why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart,“ This also is vanity.”
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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2 Samuel 17 23
Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.
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2 Samuel 17 14
So Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom.
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter— On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter.
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Ecclesiastes 2:12
Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; For what can the man do who succeeds the king?— Only what he has already done.
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1 Samuel 2 3-1 Samuel 2 10
“ Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.“ The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, And she who has many children has become feeble.“ The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory.“ For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, And He has set the world upon them.He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.“ For by strength no man shall prevail.The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.“ He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.”
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Ephesians 1:11
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
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Psalms 73:6-7
Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.
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Deuteronomy 8:18
“ And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
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Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
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Malachi 3:18
Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him.
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Job 34:29
When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him, Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—
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Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him,“ What have You done?”
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2 Samuel 2 18-2 Samuel 2 23
Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.Then Abner looked behind him and said,“ Are you Asahel?” He answered,“ I am.”And Abner said to him,“ Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.So Abner said again to Asahel,“ Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?”However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear, so that the spear came out of his back; and he fell down there and died on the spot. So it was that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still.
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1 Samuel 17 50
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.