Daniel 4:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

I nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:3

Daniel 5:4

1 Peter 2:9

The king

Daniel 5:23

Matthew 11:25

Acts 17:24

All

Those that walk

General references

Bible References

I nebuchadnezzar

How great are his signs! and how full of power are his wonders! his kingdom is an eternal kingdom and his rule goes on from generation to generation.

They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.

But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

The king

But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

All

He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.

Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.

And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.

After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God:

Those that walk

The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:

Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.

So the Lord sent against them the captains of the army of Assyria, who made Manasseh a prisoner and took him away in chains to Babylon.

Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.

Was not your sister Sodom an oath in your mouth in the day of your pride,

But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

General references

The frogs will come up over you and your people and all your servants.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.

And a mixed people will be living in Ashdod, and I will have the pride of the Philistines cut off.

And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.