Ezekiel 28:5
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5 (A)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
Psalm 62:10
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10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 52:7
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7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense
Hosea 13:6
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6 (A)When they had pasture, they were filled;
They were filled and their heart was exalted;
Therefore they forgot Me.
Ezekiel 28:2
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2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Because your heart is (A)lifted[a] up,
And (B)you say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
(C)In the midst of the seas,’
(D)Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 28:2 Proud
James 4:13-14
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Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow [a]we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? (A)It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
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- James 4:13 M let us
Hosea 12:7-8
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7 “A cunning [a]Canaanite!
(A)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said,
(B)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or merchant
Proverbs 11:28
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1 Timothy 6:17
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.
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Romans 12:16
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16 (A)Be of the same mind toward one another. (B)Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
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Daniel 4:37
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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
Isaiah 5:21
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21 Woe to those who are (A)wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!
Proverbs 26:12
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12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Job 31:24-25
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24 “If(A) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (B)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
Deuteronomy 8:13-14
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13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [a]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (A)when your heart [b]is lifted up, and you (B)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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- Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
- Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
Deuteronomy 6:11-12
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11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—(A)when you have eaten and are full— 12 then beware, lest you forget the (B)Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
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Luke 12:16-21
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16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (C)your soul will be required of you; (D)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (E)and is not rich toward God.”
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Zechariah 9:3
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3 For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
Daniel 4:30
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30 The king (A)spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
Ezekiel 27:12-36
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12 (A)“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. 13 (B)Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered (C)human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 Those from the house of (D)Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. 15 The men of (E)Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. 16 Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of (F)Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and (G)balm. 18 Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. 19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, [a]traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. 20 (H)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of (I)Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22 The merchants of (J)Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23 (K)Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of (L)Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. 24 These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.
25 “The (M)ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious (N)in the midst of the seas.
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters,
But (O)the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.
27 “Your (P)riches, wares, and merchandise,
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
28 The (Q)common-land[b] will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 “All (R)who handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the [c]shore.
30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and (S)cast dust on their heads;
They (T)will roll about in ashes;
31 They will (U)shave themselves completely bald because of you,
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 In their wailing for you
They will (V)take up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
(W)‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 ‘When(X) your wares went out by sea,
You satisfied many people;
You enriched the kings of the earth
With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
34 But (Y)you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters;
(Z)Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.
35 (AA)All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you;
Their kings will be greatly afraid,
And their countenance will be troubled.
36 The merchants among the peoples (AB)will hiss at you;
(AC)You will become a horror, and be no (AD)more forever.’ ” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:19 LXX, Syr. from Uzal
- Ezekiel 27:28 open lands or pasturelands
- Ezekiel 27:29 Lit. land
Ezekiel 16:49
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49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, (A)fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
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Isaiah 23:8
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8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, (A)the crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
Isaiah 23:3
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3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor,
The harvest of [a]the River, is her revenue;
And (A)she is a marketplace for the nations.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:3 The Nile
Isaiah 10:8-14
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8 (A)For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not (B)Calno (C)like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria (D)like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has [a]performed all His work (E)on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, (F)“I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”
13 (G)For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a [b]valiant man.
14 (H)My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:12 completed
- Isaiah 10:13 mighty
Proverbs 30:9
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9 (A)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
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