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.

General references

Bible References

Made

Psalm 146:3

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.

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].
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.
Hosea 12:7

A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.

General references

Job 31:24

“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.
James 4:16
But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.