Daniel 5:23

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Daniel 5:23

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

Job 12:10

The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, Lord,
that a man’s way of life is not his own;
no one who walks determines his own steps.

Job 31:4

Does He not see my ways
and number all my steps?

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.

Jeremiah 50:29

Summon the archers to Babylon,
all who string the bow;
camp all around her; let none escape.
Repay her according to her deeds;
just as she has done, do the same to her,
for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord,
against the Holy One of Israel.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

2 Kings 14:10

You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

Psalm 139:3

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.

Proverbs 20:24

A man’s steps are determined by the Lord,
so how can anyone understand his own way?

Isaiah 2:12

For a day belonging to the Lord of Hosts is coming
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 37:19

They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

Isaiah 37:23

Who is it you have mocked and blasphemed?
Who have you raised your voice against
and lifted your eyes in pride?
Against the Holy One of Israel!

Habakkuk 2:18-19

What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 14:19

He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth,

Judges 16:23

Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said:

Our god has handed over
our enemy Samson to us.

1 Samuel 5:1-9

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

Job 34:14-15

If He put His mind to it
and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

Psalm 104:29

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.

Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the Lord’s,
but the earth He has given to the human race.

Psalm 135:15-17

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.

Psalm 146:4

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

Isaiah 33:10

“Now I will rise up,” says the Lord.
“Now I will lift Myself up.
Now I will be exalted.

Isaiah 42:5

This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life to those who walk on it—

Isaiah 46:6-7

Those who pour out their bags of gold
and weigh out silver on scales—
they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god.
Then they kneel and bow down to it.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Ezekiel 28:5

By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
but your heart has become proud
because of your wealth.”

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart became proud because of your beauty;
For the sake of your splendor
you corrupted your wisdom.
So I threw you down to the earth;
I made you a spectacle before kings.

Ezekiel 31:10

“Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,

Daniel 5:2-4

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

Habakkuk 2:4

Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.

Acts 17:25

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

Acts 17:28-29

For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

Romans 1:21-23

For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.

1 Corinthians 8:4

About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.

Hebrews 4:13

No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.

Revelation 13:5-6

A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act for 42 months.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Daniel 5:23

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

The lord

Daniel 4:37

Genesis 14:19

Psalm 115:16

Hast praised

Judges 16:23

Which

In whose

Acts 17:25

And whose

Hebrews 4:13

Hast thou

Romans 1:21

General references

Exodus 20:23

John 12:10

Bible References

The lord

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth,

The heavens are the Lord’s,
but the earth He has given to the human race.

Hast praised

Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said:

Our god has handed over
our enemy Samson to us.

Which

Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.

They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

Those who pour out their bags of gold
and weigh out silver on scales—
they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god.
Then they kneel and bow down to it.

What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.

About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”

In whose

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.

If He put His mind to it
and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

And whose

Does He not see my ways
and number all my steps?

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.

A man’s steps are determined by the Lord,
so how can anyone understand his own way?

I know, Lord,
that a man’s way of life is not his own;
no one who walks determines his own steps.

No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.

Hast thou

For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.

General references

You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves.

Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also