And he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, not by mighty power, nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

And it shall be broken in that day; and the Canaanites, the sheep that are kept for me, shall know that it is the word of the Lord.

For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

and upon every cedar of Lebanon, of them that are high and lifted up, and upon every oak of Bashan,

and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall,

And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

The Lord of hosts has purposed to bring down all the pride of the glorious ones, and to disgrace every glorious thing on the earth.

Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth;

but let him that boasts boast in this: the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercises mercy, and judgment, and righteousness upon the earth; for in these things is My pleasure, says the Lord.

At that time Jesus answered and said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.

Yes, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight."

Then the Pharisees answered them, "Have you also been deceived?

But this crowd which does not know the law is accursed."

Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through the law of faith.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many noble, [are called].

And the base things of the world, and the things having been despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, in order that He might nullify the things which are,

But from Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, so that the extraordinary character of the power may be of God and not of us;

persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

For we who are living are always handed over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifest in our body.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did God not choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those that love Him?

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

But alas! For you magnify yourselves against me, and insult me with reproach.

Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

For I said, Lest my enemies rejoice against me; for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastfully against me.

For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated [me] had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him.