Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of y
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from yo
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes f
And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wis
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and the
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiv
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has c
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the ri
Look, your house is left to you desolate.