being a know it all
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23A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.
22For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish.
7Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.
6A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
26So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble. 27But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong. 28And God has chosen the ignoble and contemptible of the world, those who are nothing, so that he may reduce to nothing those who are something. 29So then, nothing that is of the flesh should glory in his sight.
13For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress. 14By the fruit of his own mouth, each one shall be filled with good things, and according to the works of his own hands, it will be distributed to him. 15The way of the foolish is right in his own eyes. But whoever is wise listens to counsels. 16The senseless immediately reveals his anger. But whoever ignores injuries is clever. 17He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness. 18He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips. 3A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both. 4Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked? 5An open rebuke is better than hidden love. 6The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one. 7A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
18Have you considered the breadth of the earth? If you know all things, reveal them to me.
2But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.