Ezekiel 28:5

A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre

⁴ “By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
⁵ “By your great wisdom, by your trade
You have increased your riches
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
⁶ Therefore thus says the Lord God,
‘Because you have made your heart
Like the heart of God,

Lifted Up

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in oppression
And do not vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Psalm 52:7

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

Hosea 13:6

As they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.

Job 31:24-25

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Hosea 12:7-8

A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.

Deuteronomy 6:11-12

and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are satisfied,

Deuteronomy 8:13-14

and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,

2 Chronicles 25:19

You said, ‘Behold, you have defeated Edom.’ And your heart has become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”

2 Chronicles 32:23-25

And many were bringing gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem and choice presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 30:9

That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

Isaiah 10:8-14

For it says, “Are not my princes all kings?

Isaiah 23:3

And were on many waters.
The grain of the Nile, the harvest of the River was her revenue;
And she was the market of nations.

Isaiah 23:8

Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,
Whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?

Ezekiel 16:49

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 27:12-36

“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares.

Daniel 4:30

The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

Daniel 4:37

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

Zechariah 9:3

For Tyre built herself a fortress
And piled up silver like dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.

Luke 12:16-21

And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

James 4:13-14

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”