Ecclesiastes 7:16

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.