Jeremiah 9:23 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

The prophet had been endeavouring to possess this people with a holy fear of God and his judgments, to convince them both of sin and wrath; but still they had recourse to some sorry subterfuge or other, under which to shelter themselves from the conviction and with which to excuse themselves in the obstinacy and carelessness. He therefore sets himself here to drive them from these refuges of lies and to show them the insufficiency of them. I. When they were told how inevitable the judgment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23

Thus saith the Lord, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom ,.... Not in his natural wisdom, or knowledge of natural things: this is often but an appearance of wisdom, and is science falsely so called; and whatever is real of this kind is of God; and the best falls short of leading men to a true and saving knowledge of God; the foolishness of God is wiser than it; and it is made foolish, destroyed, and brought to nought by him: nor in evangelical wisdom and knowledge; not in that which is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:23

Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom - Because God is the Fountain of all good, neither wisdom, nor might, nor riches, nor prosperity can come but from or through him. Nothing can be more rational than that the Source of all our blessings should be acknowledged. Riches cannot deliver in the day of death; strength cannot avail against him; and as a shield against him, our wisdom is foolishness. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:23

Verse 23 This is a remarkable passage, and often found in the mouth of men, as other notable sentences, which are known as proverbial sayings: but yet few rightly consider how these words are connected with the previous context. Hence there are many who are satisfied with a simple explanation, as though it were a subject abruptly introduced, and as though the Prophet commenced something new; and they confine themselves to those words: and thus they misrepresent the meaning of the Prophet, or at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:22-24

The knowledge of God the only real glory of man. Comparison of the earthly acquisitions and properties of the natural man with those which are spiritual and Divine frequent in Scripture. In history and in life they are seen in competition. It is not that the one class of gifts is to be wholly despised and the other alone sought. A correct perspective must be established. It is the "glory" of a man that requires in the first place to be determined. After that is settled, all other things... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

These two verses were hardly composed for their present position, though a connection may, of course, be thought out for them. Perhaps a comparison of Habakkuk 3:17 , Habakkuk 3:18 , may help us. There the prophet looks forward to a complete desolation resulting from the Chaldean invasion, and yet declares that he can even exult in his God. So here. All subjects of boasting have been proved untrustworthy; but one remains—not wisdom, not valor, not riches, but the knowledge of the revealed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

False boasting and true confidence. I. FALSE BOASTING . 1. We are inclined to overvalue our own possessions . The wise man thinks wisdom the one source of security, the strong man strength, the rich man riches. That bulks most largely which lies most near to us. 2. The very good that is in a thing may deceive us by tempting us to overvalue it. Wisdom, strength, and riches are all good in their way. Trust in them is very different from trust in fraud and violence. Not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The chief good. The people had little reason to glory in their wisdom, or power, or wealth. These natural resources had utterly failed them as a safeguard against the avenger and destroyer. The prophet directs them to an infinitely surer ground of trust, a higher cause of rejoicing. These words are a striking appeal to faith, all the more remarkable because of the desperate circumstances of the time. In spite of all the desolation of the land, the wreck and ruin of all their pride as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

Exultation of heart and life according to the will of God. I. MAN IS SET BEFORE US HERE AS BEING IN A STATE OF VERY LIVELY EMOTION . He is spoken of as glorying; and the Hebrew word used is such as suggests the idea of a man, not only intensely pleased within his own breast, but whose pleasure, like heat bursting into flame, finds vent in words and songs of exultation. The glory and exultation felt by the mind within may appear in many ways—in the face, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

Whereof to glory. Introduction. Cannot understand these prophecies without a knowledge of the history of the times. This is true of all prophecies, and especially of these. Therefore we will glance at such history as we proceed. Note— I. THE GLORYING THAT IS CONDEMNED . 1. That of the wise man in his wisdom . The statesmen of Jeremiah's days had been thus glorying. They had prided themselves in their political sagacity. For many years they had formed alliances, now... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

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