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

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

Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and bright in their own sight!

minding the same thing toward one another, not minding high things, but yielding to the lowly. Do not be wise within yourselves.

And by

Tarshish was your merchant because of the multitude of your wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they gave for your wares.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

And by great waters, the seed of Sihor and the harvest of the river Nile was her revenue; and she a mart of nations.

He is a merchant; the scales of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress.

And Tyre shall build herself a stronghold, and shall heap up silver like the dust, and gold like the mud of the streets;

Come now, those saying, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city and spend a year there, and we will trade and will make a profit,

And thine

Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre. So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of gods;

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom; pride. Fullness of bread and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters. Nor did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

and houses full of every good thing which you did not fill, and wells which are dug, but which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be full,

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

You have said, Lo, I have stricken the Edomites, and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle to your hurt, so that you should fall, you and Judah with you?

And many brought gifts to Jehovah to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from that time on.

If I have made gold my hope, or have called fine gold my trust;

Behold, the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, he was strong in his wickedness.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

He who trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall blossom like a branch.

lest I be full and deceive, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and violate the name of my God.

For he says, Are not my commanders all like kings?

The king spoke and said, Is this not great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

According to their pasture, so were they filled. They were filled and their heart was lifted up. Therefore they have forgotten Me.

And He spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

Charge the rich in this world that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, He offering to us richly all things to enjoy,

General references

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