Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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Strengthened
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Bible References
Made
Psalm 146:3
Do not trust in princes,
In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).
Do not trust in princes,
In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).
Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Strengthened
Psalm 73:7
Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires];
The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires];
The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
Hosea 12:7
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
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Job 31:24
“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold,
Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold,
Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
James 4:16
But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.