But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Mais que celui qui veut se glorifier se glorifie D'avoir de l'intelligence et de me connaître, De savoir que je suis l'Eternel, Qui exerce la bonté, le droit et la justice sur la terre; Car c'est à cela que je prends plaisir, dit l'Eternel.
KJV
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.
Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)
Epistula I ad Corinthios
οθέμενοι πᾶσαν ἀλαζονείαν καὶ τῦφος καὶ ἀφροσύνην καὶ ὀργάς, καὶ ποιήσωμεν τὸ γεγραμμένον, λέγει γὰρ Jer, 9, 23-24; I Sam 2, 10; I Cor. 1, 31; II Cor. 10, 17 τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον: Μὴ καυχάσθω ὁ σοφὸς ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ αὐτοῦ μηδὲ ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ἐν τῇ ἰσχύϊ αὐτοῦ μηδὲ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν τῷ πλούτῳ αὐ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
the human intellect is to be united to the angels by contemplation. On the contrary, It is written ( Jer. 9:24 ): "Let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me." Therefore man's final glory or happiness consists only in the knowledge of God. I answer…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 102 (Migne)
inus qui facio misericordiam et judicium et justitiam in terra: haec enim placent mihi, ait Dominus (Jerem. IX, 24) . Totis viribus tuis debes imitari illum, cum quo speras vivere in aeternum. [Col. 0948C] Sic enim Dominus per prophetam Ezechielem ait: Vir si fuerit justus, et f…
For an immersive study of Jeremiah 9:24 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →