Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
Bible References
These
Proverbs 6:16
These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those that send him.
Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.
James 4:6
But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.
A fire
Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will not forgive him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 32:20
And he said, I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end shall be: that they are a generation of perversities, sons without faith.