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!

General references

Bible References

Take

Numbers 23:7
He took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
Come curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’
Isaiah 14:4
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,
“How the oppressor has ceased,
And how fury has ceased!
Jeremiah 29:22
Because of them a curse will be used by all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,
Jeremiah 50:13
“Because of the indignation of the Lord she will not be inhabited,
But she will be completely desolate;
Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified
And will hiss because of all her wounds.
Ezekiel 32:21
The strong among the mighty ones shall speak of him and his helpers from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’
Micah 2:4
“On that day they will take up against you a taunt
And utter a bitter lamentation and say,
‘We are completely destroyed!
He exchanges the portion of my people;
How He removes it from me!
To the apostate He apportions our fields.’

That increaseth

Habakkuk 1:9
“All of them come for violence.
Their horde of faces moves forward.
They collect captives like sand.
Job 20:15
“He swallows riches,
But will vomit them up;
God will expel them from his belly.
Job 22:6
“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Jeremiah 51:34
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me and crushed me,
He has set me down like an empty vessel;
He has swallowed me like a monster,
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
He has washed me away.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

How

Psalm 94:3
How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the wicked exult?
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’
1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Ladeth

Habakkuk 2:13
“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples toil for fire,
And nations grow weary for nothing?
Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Isaiah 55:2
“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.

General references

Numbers 21:27
Therefore those who use proverbs say,
“Come to Heshbon! Let it be built!
So let the city of Sihon be established.

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