Jeremiah 9:23

¹ The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. ²  Rich people should not boast that they are rich. ³ 

De 8:17; 1Sa 17:4-10,42; 1Ki 20:10,11; Job 5:12-14; Job 31:24,25; Ps 33:16,17; Ps 49:6-9; Ps 49:10-13,16-18; Ps 52:6,7; Ps 62:10; Pr 11:4; Ec 2:13-16,19; Ec 9:11; Isa 5:21; Isa 10:8; Isa 10:12,13; Isa 36:8,9; Eze 7:19; Eze 28:2-9; Eze 29:9; Da 3:15; Da 4:30,31,37; Da 5:18-23; Am 2:14-16; Zep 1:18; Mr 10:24; Lu 12:19,20; Ac 12:22,23; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:19-21,27-29; 1Co 3:18-20; 1Ti 6:10; Jas 3:14-16

¹ sn It is not always clear why verses were placed in their present position in the editorial process of collecting Jeremiah’s sermons and the words the Lord spoke to him (see Jer 36:4, 32 for reference to two of these collections). Here it is probable that vv. 23-26 were added as a further answer to the question raised in v. 12.

² tn Or “Strong people should not brag that they are strong.”

³ tn Heb “…in their wisdom…in their power…in their riches.”