1 Samuel 2:3

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 37:23 confronts Sennacherib's pride against God, illustrating the kind of arrogance 1 Samuel 2:3 warns against.

Revelation 2:23 declares that Christ searches minds and hearts and repays according to works — a direct NT echo of Hannah's statement about God weighing deeds.

Daniel 5:27 Parallel

Daniel 5:27 directly echoes 'weighed in the balances' — Belshazzar is found wanting, illustrating the same divine weighing of actions.

Daniel 4:37 Parallel

Daniel 4:37 has Nebuchadnezzar confess that God humbles the proud, directly affirming the principle behind 1 Samuel 2:3's warning.

Daniel 4:31 Parallel

Daniel 4:31 shows God's immediate judgment on Nebuchadnezzar's pride, demonstrating that God knows and weighs deeds as 1 Samuel 2:3 states.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

Daniel 4:30 records Nebuchadnezzar's boastful pride, a direct example of the arrogant speech condemned in 1 Samuel 2:3.

Jeremiah 17:10 states that the LORD searches the heart and gives to each according to their ways — the same divine judgment Hannah references.

Proverbs 8:13 states that fearing the Lord means hating pride and arrogance, reinforcing the condemnation of proud speech in 1 Samuel 2:3.

Psalm 147:5 Parallel

Psalm 147:5 declares God's understanding has no limit — echoing Hannah's assertion that the LORD is a God who knows all.

Psalm 94:7-10 rebukes those who think God doesn't see — it affirms His omniscience and judgment, directly supporting Hannah's words.

1 Kings 8:39 affirms that God alone knows all hearts and repays each according to their ways — reinforcing Hannah's declaration of God's knowledge.

Job 31:6 Parallel

Job 31:6 uses the same weighing metaphor — Job asks to be weighed in a just balance, echoing the truth that God weighs all actions.

Psalm 44:21 Parallel

Psalm 44:21 asks if God would not search out hidden things — affirming that He knows the heart's secrets, just as Hannah declared.

Psalm 94:4 Parallel

Psalm 94:4 describes the arrogant speech of evildoers, matching the warning against proud talk in 1 Samuel 2:3.

Ezekiel 35:13 directly echoes the theme of arrogant speech against God, with God declaring He heard their proud words.

Psalm 31:18 Parallel

Psalm 31:18 asks for lying lips to be silenced that speak insolently with pride — echoes Hannah's rebuke of arrogant words.

Psalm 17:10 Parallel

Psalm 17:10 describes the wicked speaking arrogantly — same condemnation of arrogant speech as in 1 Sam 2:3.

Psalm 12:3 Parallel

Psalm 12:3 condemns flattering lips and boasts — directly parallel to Hannah's warning against proud talk.

Luke 1:51 Allusion

Luke 1:51 in Mary's Magnificat directly echoes Hannah's prayer, praising God for scattering the proud in heart.

In 2 Corinthians 5:10, the judgment seat of Christ echoes Hannah's declaration that God weighs actions — both affirm divine accountability for deeds.

James 4:6 Citation

James 4:6 quotes the principle that God opposes the proud, directly reinforcing Hannah's warning against arrogance in 1 Samuel 2:3.

Psalm 101:5 Parallel

Psalm 101:5 promises to destroy the haughty and arrogant — directly reinforces God's opposition to pride.

Hebrews 4:12 Related theme

Hebrews 4:12 says God's word discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart — affirming that God knows even hidden motives, as Hannah declares.

Isaiah 31:2 Parallel

Isaiah 31:2 shows God's wisdom in bringing disaster against evildoers, reinforcing that He weighs and judges proud actions.

Exodus 18:11 Related theme

Exodus 18:11 notes that the Lord is greater than gods who dealt arrogantly, connecting to the rebuke of pride in 1 Sam 2:3.

Proverbs 14:3 shows the consequence of proud speech, echoing Hannah's warning against arrogance from the mouth.

Obadiah 1:12 warns against boasting and gloating over others, matching Hannah's admonition against arrogance.

Malachi 2:17 contrasts by showing people questioning God's justice, while Hannah affirms God knows and weighs all.

Jude 1:16 Parallel

Jude 1:16 describes arrogant speakers who 'mouth great swelling words' — the same pride Hannah warns against.