A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard. The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth—
For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped.”
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.
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