Jeremiah 9:23-25

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True Wisdom and the Coming Judgment

²³ This is what the Lord says: “The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches. ²⁴ Rather, let the one who boasts, boast in this: that he understands and knows me, for I am the Lord who acts with gracious love, justice, and righteousness in the land. I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.

²⁵ “Look, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I’ll punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh:^[a]