Ezekiel 28:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

Thy great wisdom

Proverbs 26:12

Isaiah 5:21

Romans 12:16

And by

And thine

General references

Proverbs 30:13

Bible References

Thy great wisdom

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

And by

Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for thy wares.

Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon .

And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

And thine

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;-

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;

and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

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

And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon .

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?

The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

General references

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.