Ezekiel 28:5

A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre

⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
you have acquired wealth for yourself.
You have acquired gold and silver
for your treasuries.
⁵ By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
but your heart has become proud
because of your wealth.” ⁶ Therefore this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,

Lifted Up

Psalm 62:10

Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

Psalm 52:7

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

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.

Hosea 13:6

When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.
Therefore they forgot Me.

Job 31:24-25

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

Hosea 12:7-8

A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.

Deuteronomy 6:11-12

houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, wells dug that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,

Deuteronomy 8:13-14

and your herds and flocks grow large, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything else you have increases,

2 Chronicles 25:19

You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and you have become overconfident that you will get glory. Now stay at home. Why stir up such trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”

2 Chronicles 32:23-25

Many were bringing an offering to the Lord to Jerusalem and valuable gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah, and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after that.

Proverbs 11:28

Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.

Proverbs 26:12

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

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion
and clever in their own sight.

Isaiah 10:8-14

For he says,
“Aren’t all my commanders kings?

Isaiah 23:3

on many waters.
Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor—
the harvest of the Nile.
She was the merchant among the nations.

Isaiah 23:8

Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?

Ezekiel 16:49

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 27:12-36

“Tarshish was your trading partner because of your great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

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.

Zechariah 9:3

Tyre has built herself a fortress;
she has heaped up silver like dust
and gold like the dirt of the streets.

Luke 12:16-21

Then He told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.

Romans 12:16

Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

James 4:13-14

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