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?

Why shouldest

Bible References

Heart

James 4:6
But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."
1 Peter 5:5
You younger men, on your part, must be submissive to the elders. And you must all put on the servant's apron of humility to one another, because God opposes the haughty but bestows His unmerited favor on the humble.

To boast

1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no mortal man might ever boast in the presence of God.

Why shouldest

Luke 14:31
"Or what king, when he is going to make an attack on another king, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand soldiers to meet the other king who is coming against him with twenty thousand?