Verse 12

Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man newe borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte.

Referenced Verses

• Job 39:5-8 : 5 Who letteth the wylde asse to go free? or who looseth the bondes of the wylde mule? 6 Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling. 7 They force not for the multitude of people in the citie, neither regarde the crying of the driuer: 8 But seeke their pasture about the mountaines, and folowe the greene grasse.
• Ps 73:22 : 22 So foolishe was I and voyde of vnderstanding: I was euen a bruite beast before thee.
• Eccl 3:18 : 18 I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes.
• Jer 2:24 : 24 And thy wantonnesse is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wildernesse, and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll: who can tame her? All they that seeke her, shall not fayle but fynde her in her moneth.
• Rom 1:22 : 22 When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:
• Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
• 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse. 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse. 20 And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.
• Eph 2:3 : 3 Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe, fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe, and of the mynde, & were by nature the chyldren of wrath, euen as other:
• Jas 2:20 : 20 But wylt thou knowe, O thou vayne man, that that fayth which is without workes, is dead?
• Jas 3:13-17 : 13 Who is a wise man, and endued with knoweledge among you? let him shewe his workes out of good conuersation with mekenesse of wisdome. 14 But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth. 15 For such wisdome descendeth not fro aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and deuelishe. 16 For where enuiyng and strife is, there is sedition & all maner of euyll workes. 17 But the wisdome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaseable, gentle, and easie to be entreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudgyng, without simulation:
• Ps 92:6 : 6 An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it.
• Prov 30:2-4 : 2 Surely I am more foolishe then any man, and haue no mans vnderstandyng. 3 I neuer learned wisdome, nor had knowledge of holy thynges. 4 Who hath clymed vp into heauen, and come downe from thence? who hath holden the wynde fast in his hande? who hath gathered together the waters in a garment? who hath established all the endes of the worlde: what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, yf thou canst tell?
• Ps 51:5 : 5 Beholde, I was ingendred in iniquitie: and in sinne my mother conceaued me.
• Ps 62:9-9 : 9 As for the chyldren of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the chyldren of lordes be but a lye: vpon the wayghtes they be altogether lighter then vanitie in selfe. 10 O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart vpon them.
• Job 5:13 : 13 He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.
• Job 6:5 : 5 Doth the wild asse rore when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder inough
• Job 12:2-3 : 2 Then no doubt ye are the men alone, and wysdome shall perishe with you. 3 But I haue vnderstanding aswell as ye, and am not inferior to you: Yea who knoweth not these thinges?
• Job 15:14 : 14 What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous?
• Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.