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Ezekiel 28:5

Money and wealthPride

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 riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

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

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;

7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
KJV
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
WEB
By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—”
ASV
by thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;-
DARBY
by thy great wisdom thou hast by thy traffic increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches.
BLB
By the abundance of your wisdom in trading you have increased your wealth, and your heart is lifted high in your wealth.
ÅB
ved din store klokskap i handel har du øket din rikdom, og ditt hjerte opphøyet seg for din rikdoms skyld -
OTB
Ved din store dyktighet i handel har du økt din rikdom, og ditt hjerte har blitt stolt på grunn av din rikdom.
B1930
ved din store klokskap i handel har du øket din rikdom, og ditt hjerte ophøiet sig for din rikdoms skyld -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 52:7

    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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  • Psalms 62:10

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

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  • Hosea 13:6

    According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

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  • Ezekiel 28:2

    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:

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  • James 4:13–14

    Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

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  • Hosea 12:7–8

    He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

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  • Proverbs 11:28

    He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

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  • Romans 12:16

    Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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