Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

General references

Bible References

Thou

2 Kings 14:7
Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
2 Chronicles 25:12
and the Judahites captured 10,000 alive. They took them to the top of a cliff where they threw them off, and all of them were dashed to pieces.

Saith

Isaiah 14:13
You said to yourself:
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will set up my throne
above the stars of God.
I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,
in the remotest parts of the North.
Isaiah 47:7
You said, ‘I will be the mistress forever.’
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
Jeremiah 49:4
Why do you brag about your valleys,
your flowing valley,
you faithless daughter?
You who trust in your treasures
and boast, “Who can attack me?”
Revelation 18:7
As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
give her that much torment and grief,
for she says in her heart,
“I sit as a queen;
I am not a widow,
and I will never see grief.”

General references

Proverbs 16:18
Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

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