Bible verses about "conceit" | EJ2000

⁴ ¶ Do not labour to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

¹⁶ ¶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can give him counsel.

⁵ Answer the fool showing him his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools

¹ ¶ Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, ² fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same charity, unanimous, minding the one thing. ³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in humility let each esteem others better than themselves, ⁴ with each one not looking to their own things, but also to the things of others. ⁵ Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, ⁷ but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, made in the likeness of men, ⁸ and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross {Gr. stauros – stake}. ⁹ Therefore, God also has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is Lord in the glory of God the Father.

¹⁵ ¶ The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but he that hears counsel is wise.

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

¹⁶ Be unanimous among yourselves, not high minded, but accommodating the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

⁷ ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil.

²³ ¶ Thus hath the LORD said, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;