...understanding.—Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. (3 Pr. 5. 7.) Seest thnu a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. («6 Pr. 12.) 5. What is the wisdom of this world with Godl The wisdom of this world is...

...spiritually blinding as the self-conceit of cleverness and culture ? As saith Solomon : 1 Seest 1 1 n IK a man wise in his own conceit ? there is more hope of a fool than of him.' As conspicuously feeble is the learned Professor's endeavour to evade the fact that our...

...precipitant indiscretion, into the midst of all the dangers with which life abounds. Seest thou a young man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool, than of him. — Positive as you now are in your opinions, and confident in your assertions, be assured...

...thing that seals it. Solomon gives his judgment in the case fully and unanswerably, Prov. xxvi. 12, Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? there is more hope of a fool than of that man. A man's way out of error lies through the paths of conviction; and he that recovers...

...ST. DAVID'S; PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE CHARGE OF PERSECUTION. IN ANSWER TO JONATHAN JONES, ESQ. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him. PHOy. xxvi. 12. A DEFENCE OF THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S. J. HERE goes a pamphlet abroad,...

...ST. DAVID'S; PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE CHARGE OF PERSECUTION. IN ANSWER TO JONATHAN JONES, ESQ. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him. PROV. xxvi. 12. VOL. VI. DEFENCE OF THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S. JL HERE goes a pamphlet...

...understanding.— Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil. (3 Pr.5,7.) Seest thon a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. (26 Pr. 12.) 5. What is the wisdom of thin world with God? The wisdom of this world is...

...unlikely to be reduced to this poverty of spirit, is strongly intimated in that saying of Scripture, " Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? there is more hope of a fool than of him." " Publicans and harlots," said our Saviour to the conceited Pharisees, " go into the...

...our own discernment and acuteness, than which I know not a more unteachable quality in any pupil. " Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit; there " is more hope of a fool than of him." As this disposition of humbleness of mind leads to a modest diffidence of oneself, it...

...different from the spirit of devotion. The critic and the Christian are often distinct characters. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more, hope of a fool tJtan of him. He who comes merely with a view to be pleased, will think little of being profited. He...