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 look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind, who makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
Strengthened
Psalm 73:7
Their eyes bulge from obesity and the imaginations of their mind cross the border into sin.
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Just as no human being has control over the wind to restrain it, so also no human being has control over the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged during war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
Hosea 12:7
"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.
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Job 31:24
"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'
Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city; in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.
James 4:16
But you boast about your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.