Glory in this

“Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches. 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.” - Jeremiah 9v23,24

All of us can tend to glory in the things we are good at. Wise men glory in how wise they are. Athletes glory in their physical prowess. Artists and musicians can glory in their ability, and so on and so on.

1 Corinthians refers to the same idea – “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
God makes it clear that we have nothing to glory in within ourselves There really is nothing there at all. Where then are we to glory? We are to glory in the fact that we understand and know God – that He is loving, just, and righteous in all that He does. This means that we glory no matter what is happening because we know that He is doing the right thing. When we do that we learn to glory in the Lord no matter that He is doing.