Ezekiel 28:5

by thy great wisdom, by thy traffic, thou hast increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy wealth,—

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

In Context

4by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver in thy treasures;

6therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou settest thy heart as the heart of a god, therefore,

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Cross References

Psalms 52:7“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”

Psalms 62:11Once hath God promised, twice have I heard it, That power belongeth unto God.

Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:2-11

Fall of the Prince of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God ; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee… Read the whole commentary →

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