Thematic Bible: Self-exaltation, the folly of

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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One who loves to offend loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites injury. Verse Concepts

You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’
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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. I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."

Though you seem to soar like an eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration. Verse Concepts

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

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Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great; for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.
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“Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, Verse Concepts

They answered Him, “Allow us to sit at Your right and at Your left in Your glory.” Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible: Self-exaltation, the folly of

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