Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
That increaseth
Ladeth
General references
Bible References
Take
Numbers 23:7
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Balak brought me from Aram;
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
Isaiah 14:4
you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say:
How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging has become quiet!
and how the raging
Jeremiah 29:22
Based on what happens to them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will create a curse that says, ‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
Jeremiah 50:13 Because of the Lord’s wrath,
she will not be inhabited;
she will become a desolation, every bit of her.
Everyone who passes through Babylon
will be horrified
and scoff because of all her wounds.
she will not be inhabited;
she will become a desolation, every bit of her.
Everyone who passes through Babylon
will be horrified
and scoff because of all her wounds.
Ezekiel 32:21 Warrior leaders will speak
from the middle of Sheol
about him and his allies:
They have come down;
the uncircumcised lie
slain by the sword.
from the middle of Sheol
about him
They have come down;
the uncircumcised lie
slain by the sword.
Micah 2:4 In that day one will take up a taunt against you,
and lament mournfully, saying,
“We are totally ruined!
He measures out the allotted land of my people.
How He removes it from me!
He allots our fields to traitors.”
and lament mournfully,
“We are totally ruined!
He measures out the allotted land of my people.
How He removes it from me!
He allots our fields
That increaseth
Habakkuk 1:9 All of them come to do violence;
their faces are set in determination.
They gather prisoners like sand.
their faces
They gather
Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.
God will force it from his stomach.
Job 22:6 For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
Jeremiah 51:34 “Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me;
he has crushed me.
He has set me aside like an empty dish;
he has swallowed me like a sea monster;
he filled his belly with my delicacies;
he has vomited me out,”
he has crushed me.
He has set me aside like an empty dish;
he has swallowed me like a sea monster;
he filled his belly with my delicacies;
he has vomited me out,”
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
How
Psalm 94:3
Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?
how long will the wicked gloat?
Luke 12:20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’
1 Corinthians 7:29
And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
1 Peter 4:7
Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.
Ladeth
Habakkuk 2:13 Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
Isaiah 44:20 He feeds on ashes.
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
Isaiah 55:2 Why do you spend money on what is not food,
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.
General references
Numbers 21:27
Therefore the poets say:
Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt;
let the city of Sihon be restored.
let the city of Sihon be restored.