Ezekiel 28:5
New Living Translation
5 Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich,
and your riches have made you very proud.
Ezekiel 28:5
New International Version
Psalm 62:10
New Living Translation
10 Don’t make your living by extortion
or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
don’t make it the center of your life.
Psalm 62:10
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Psalm 52:7
New Living Translation
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
Psalm 52:7
New International Version
Hosea 13:6
New Living Translation
6 But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
Hosea 13:6
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Ezekiel 28:2
New Living Translation
2 “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord:
“In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god!
I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’
But you are only a man and not a god,
though you boast that you are a god.
Ezekiel 28:2
New International Version
2 “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
James 4:13-14
New Living Translation
Warning about Self-Confidence
13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
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James 4:13-14
New International Version
Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Now listen,(A) you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”(B) 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(C)
Hosea 12:7-8
New Living Translation
7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.
8 Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
Hosea 12:7-8
New International Version
Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11:28
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1 Timothy 6:17
New Living Translation
17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
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1 Timothy 6:17
New International Version
17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)
Romans 12:16
New Living Translation
16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
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Romans 12:16
New International Version
16 Live in harmony with one another.(A) Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[a] Do not be conceited.(B)
Footnotes
- Romans 12:16 Or willing to do menial work
Daniel 4:37
New Living Translation
37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
Isaiah 5:21
New Living Translation
21 What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes
and think themselves so clever.
Isaiah 5:21
New International Version
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes(A)
and clever in their own sight.
Proverbs 26:12
New Living Translation
12 There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26:12
New International Version
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