7 But we have this treasure in pjars of clay, qto show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
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2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Job 10:9
Remember that you have made me like clay;
and will you return me to the dust?
Job 13:12
Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
Lamentations 4:2
The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
1 Thessalonians 4:4
that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 Corinthians 2:5
so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Judges 7:2
The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
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