23 This is what the Lord says: “(A)Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the (B)mighty man boast of his might, nor a (C)rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let the one who boasts (D)boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who (E)exercises [a]mercy, justice, and righteousness on the earth; for I (F)delight in these things,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:24 Or faithfulness

This is what the Lord says:
(A)Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes (B)flesh his [a]strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Lit arm

21 So then, (A)no one is to be boasting in people. For (B)all things belong to you,

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