Amos 6:13
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
Cross-reference
2 Kings 14:25 provides the historical backdrop—Jeroboam II's restoration of borders—the very victories the people boasted in.
Jeremiah 9:23 directly warns against boasting in might—exactly the pride Amos condemns in taking Karnaim by own strength.
Daniel 4:30 records Nebuchadnezzar's boast 'by my own power'—a direct parallel to Israel's 'by our own strength' here.
Habakkuk 1:16 shows Babylon sacrificing to their own strength—direct parallel to Israel boasting 'by our own strength' in Amos.
Luke 12:19 parallels the rich fool's self-congratulation, mirroring the false security of boasting in conquest.
Luke 12:20 contrasts the boasting with sudden divine judgment—'this night your soul is required'—exposing its folly.
James 4:16 directly condemns boasting in arrogance, matching the pride in 'our own strength' from Amos.
Isaiah 10:13 quotes the Assyrian king boasting 'by my own strength'—a striking parallel to Israel's pride here.
In Judges 16:23-25, Philistines rejoice over Samson's capture, attributing victory to their god — a parallel to Israel's false pride in capturing Karnaim.
Isaiah 8:6 condemns rejoicing in human alliances—parallel to Amos's condemnation of rejoicing in military strength.
Jeremiah 50:11 condemns Babylon's rejoicing over plunder—parallel to Amos's condemnation of Israel's rejoicing in conquest.
Job 31:25 denies rejoicing in wealth—mirroring the condemnation of rejoicing in one's own strength in Amos.
Zephaniah 3:11 speaks of removing the proudly exultant—parallel to God's judgment on the proud in Amos.