²¹ Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

²⁰ and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.

¹² But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born `as' a wild ass's colt.

¹² Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

⁴¹ Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²⁵ For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;