2 Chronicles 25:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

Heart

To boast

Jeremiah 9:23

1 Corinthians 1:29

Why shouldest

Luke 14:31

Bible References

Heart

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

But Hezekiah was ungrateful; he had a proud attitude, provoking God to be angry at him, as well as Judah and Jerusalem.

be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,

With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble."

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

To boast

The Lord says, "Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

so that no one can boast in his presence.

Why shouldest

Necho sent messengers to him, saying, "Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah? I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war. God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you."

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?