Daniel 4:37

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Cross-reference

Daniel 4:3 Parallel

Daniel 4:3 contains Nebuchadnezzar's earlier praise of God's everlasting kingdom — repeated and expanded here after his restoration.

Daniel 4:30 Contrast

Daniel 4:30 shows Nebuchadnezzar's pride in his own glory — verse 37 contrasts with humble praise of God's justice in humbling the proud.

Daniel 4:31 Parallel

Daniel 4:31 records the divine decree of humbling — verse 37 responds with praise that God is able to humble the proud.

Daniel 4:34 Parallel

Daniel 4:34 describes Nebuchadnezzar lifting his eyes and praising God — this verse continues that praise, emphasizing God's justice.

Daniel 5:4 Contrast

Daniel 5:4 shows Belshazzar praising idols — a direct contrast to Nebuchadnezzar's praise of the living God here.

Daniel 5:20 Parallel

Daniel 5:20 summarizes Nebuchadnezzar's deposition due to pride — directly paralleling the humbling power praised in verse 37.

Daniel 5:21 Historical context

Daniel 5:21 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's humbling until he acknowledged God's rule — the same event behind the praise in Daniel 4:37.

Revelation 19:2 states 'true and just are his judgments' — directly parallel to the statement that God's ways are just in Daniel 4:37.

Isaiah 5:16 Parallel

Isaiah 5:16 says God is exalted by justice and proved holy by righteous acts — the same theme of God's just ways leading to praise.

Psalm 145:17 echoes this praise: 'The Lord is righteous in all his ways' — directly paralleling the declaration that God's ways are just.

Acts 17:24 Parallel

Acts 17:24 declares God as Lord of heaven and earth who made everything, directly echoing Nebuchadnezzar's title 'King of heaven' and His sovereign rule.

Job 40:12 Parallel

In Job 40:12, God continues: bring the proud low and tread down the wicked — identical theme of humbling the proud.

Job 40:11 Parallel

In Job 40:11, God challenges Job to abase the proud — the same divine ability to humble pride emphasized in Daniel.

James 4:6 Parallel

In James 4:6, the NT explicitly states God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble — direct theological parallel to the humbling theme.

In 2 Chronicles 33:12, Manasseh humbles himself and seeks God after being captured — directly parallels Nebuchadnezzar's repentance and praise.

1 Peter 5:5 Parallel

1 Peter 5:5 also states 'God opposes the proud' — directly echoing the theme of humbling the proud in Daniel.

Revelation 15:3 sings 'Just and true are your ways, King of the nations' — a direct thematic echo of Nebuchadnezzar's praise.

Revelation 16:7 declares 'true and just are your judgments' — affirming the same justice attributed to God in Daniel 4:37.

Deuteronomy 32:4 affirms that all God's ways are just and He does no wrong—virtually identical to Nebuchadnezzar's confession that everything He does is right and just.

Jeremiah 48:29 describes Moab's pride and arrogance — the very attitude God humbles in Daniel 4:37.

Ezekiel 7:10 says 'pride has budded' leading to doom — directly linking to God humbling the proud in Daniel 4:37.

Ezekiel 16:49 lists pride as Sodom's sin — the same sin God humbles in Daniel 4:37.

Ezekiel 28:5 says Tyre's king grew proud from wealth — a case of the pride God humbles in Daniel 4:37.

Jeremiah 9:23 warns against boasting in wisdom, might, or riches — directly confronting the pride God humbles in Daniel 4:37.

In Matthew 23:12, Jesus says the proud will be humbled, directly reflecting the lesson Nebuchadnezzar learned.

Luke 1:51 Allusion

In Luke 1:51, Mary says God scatters the proud, directly echoing the humbling of the proud in Daniel 4:37.

Luke 18:14 Parallel

In Luke 18:14, Jesus teaches the humble are exalted and the proud humbled, a direct parallel to Nebuchadnezzar's experience.

1 Timothy 1:17 praises the King eternal, invisible—directly echoing Nebuchadnezzar's praise of the King of heaven in Daniel 4:37.

Leviticus 26:19 threatens to 'break down your stubborn pride' — directly parallel to Daniel's 'those who walk in pride He is able to humble.'

2 Samuel 22:28 says God 'brings low the haughty' — almost identical to Daniel's humbling of the proud.

Nehemiah 9:10 recounts God humbling arrogant Egypt — a clear parallel to God humbling the proud.

Psalm 36:11 Parallel

Psalm 36:11 prays for protection from the foot of arrogance, directly matching Daniel's warning that God humbles the proud.

Psalm 94:2 Parallel

Psalm 94:2 calls God to repay the proud, closely paralleling Daniel's statement that God humbles those who walk in pride.

Isaiah 55:8 Parallel

Isaiah 55:8 reveals God's ways are higher than ours — expanding the theme of His just and incomprehensible ways Nebuchadnezzar praises.

Psalm 119:21 says God rebukes the insolent, directly reinforcing Daniel's claim that God is able to humble the proud.

Psalm 138:6 Parallel

Psalm 138:6 states the Lord regards the lowly but knows the haughty from afar, perfectly echoing Daniel's praise of God humbling pride.

Isaiah 5:15 Parallel

Isaiah 5:15 says people will be brought low and the arrogant humbled—exactly the theme of God humbling the proud in Daniel.

Isaiah 2:12 Parallel

Isaiah 2:12 declares the Lord's day against all proud and lofty—directly echoing God's ability to humble the proud in Daniel.

Isaiah 25:11 says God will bring down Moab's pride—a direct parallel to God humbling the proud in Daniel 4:37.

Isaiah 23:9 Parallel

Isaiah 23:9 says God planned to bring down Tyre's pride and humble the renowned—same as God humbling the proud in Daniel.

Isaiah 10:12 describes God punishing the king of Assyria for his pride—mirroring God humbling a proud king like Nebuchadnezzar.

Isaiah 10:33 pictures God lopping off lofty boughs to bring them low—a metaphor for humbling the proud, as in Daniel.

1 Samuel 2:3 warns against proud speech because God weighs deeds, reinforcing Daniel 4:37's declaration that God is able to humble the proud.

Psalm 33:4 Parallel

Psalm 33:4 states that the Lord's word is right and He is faithful in all He does, matching Nebuchadnezzar's assertion that everything God does is right.

Psalm 76:5 Parallel

Psalm 76:5 describes God stripping the stouthearted, illustrating the same principle that God brings down the proud.

Psalm 101:5 Parallel

Psalm 101:5 says God will not endure a haughty heart, aligning with Daniel's theme that God humbles the proud.

In Matthew 11:25, Jesus praises the Father as Lord of heaven and earth for hiding truth from the wise, mirroring Daniel 4:37's theme of God humbling the proud.

In Malachi 3:15, people think the arrogant prosper, contrasting with Daniel 4:37 where God humbles them.

In Zephaniah 2:10, pride brings judgment, echoing Daniel 4:37 where God humbles the proud.

In Habakkuk 2:4, the proud are puffed up but the righteous live by faith, aligning with Daniel's humbling of the proud.

Psalm 33:5 Parallel

Psalm 33:5 says God loves righteousness and justice, closely paralleling Nebuchadnezzar's praise that all God's ways are just.

In 2 Corinthians 10:5, Paul speaks of destroying proud arguments against God—paralleling how God humbles the proud in Daniel 4:37.

Micah 6:8 Parallel

In Micah 6:8, walking humbly with God is required, paralleling Daniel's theme that God humbles the proud.

Psalm 99:4 Parallel

Psalm 99:4 describes the King who loves justice and establishes equity, echoing Nebuchadnezzar's confession of the King of heaven whose ways are just.

1 Peter 2:9 Parallel

1 Peter 2:9 calls believers a chosen people to declare God's praises, echoing Nebuchadnezzar's personal praise of the King of heaven for His justice.

2 Samuel 22:31 declares God's way is perfect — parallel to Daniel 4:37's 'everything He does is right and all His ways are just.'

1 Peter 5:6 Parallel

1 Peter 5:6 calls believers to humble themselves under God's hand, while Daniel 4:37 shows God humbling the proud — complementary aspects of humility.

In Zechariah 9:6, God cuts off the pride of Philistines, mirroring Daniel's theme of humbling the proud.

Exodus 18:11 Related theme

In Exodus 18:11, Jethro declares God greater than all gods for humbling those who treated Israel arrogantly — same theme of God humbling the proud.