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.

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

And by

"'Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.

The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.

Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit."

And thine

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Your heart is proud and you 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 a god, though you think you are godlike.

"'See here -- this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.

houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant -- and you eat your fill,

when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,

You defeated Edom and it has gone to your head. Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?"

Many were bringing presents to the Lord in Jerusalem and precious gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah. From that time on he was respected by all the nations.

"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'

"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

Indeed, he says: "Are not my officials all kings?

The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!

He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

General references

There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.