Ezekiel 28:5
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 28:2 explicitly states Tyre's king claimed divine status — the root of pride that riches fostered.
Ezekiel 28:17 continues the same oracle: pride from beauty, not wealth — but same pattern of heart.
Ezekiel 27:12-36 details Tyre's vast trade network and wealth — the context that produced the pride condemned here.
Ezekiel 16:49 lists Sodom's sins: arrogance, abundance, and neglect of the poor — mirroring Tyre's pride from wealth.
James 4:14 adds that life is a vapor — undermining the false security of wealth that Tyre trusted.
James 4:13 warns against boasting about future business profits — a NT echo of pride from trade success.
Luke 12:16-21 illustrates the same danger: wealth breeds pride and self-reliance, ending in judgment.
Zechariah 9:3 describes Tyre piling up silver like dust — directly illustrating the immense wealth that caused her pride.
Hosea 13:6 shows the same progression: satisfaction leads to pride and forgetting God — mirroring Tyre's pride from wealth.
Hosea 12:8 shows Ephraim's self-deception: 'I have become rich, no iniquity' — mirroring Tyre's prideful denial of sin.
Hosea 12:7 condemns dishonest merchants with false balances — a parallel to the unjust trade that fueled Tyre's pride.
Daniel 4:30 shows Nebuchadnezzar boasting in his greatness — same pride in accomplishments as Tyre, leading to divine judgment.
Isaiah 10:8-14 records Assyria's boast in its own strength and wisdom — echoing Tyre's pride in wisdom and wealth that leads to judgment.
Proverbs 30:9 fears that fullness leads to denying God — same danger as Tyre's heart proud in riches leading to self-exaltation.
Deuteronomy 8:14 warns Israel that prosperity leads to pride and forgetting God — the same dynamic as Tyre's heart being lifted up by riches.
2 Chronicles 32:23-25 shows Hezekiah's heart lifted up after wealth and honor, bringing God's wrath — mirroring Tyre's pride from riches.
Job 31:24 disclaims putting trust in gold — opposite of Tyre's pride in riches. A contrast between righteous trust and worldly pride.
Job 31:25 rejects rejoicing in great wealth — contrasting Tyre's heart being proud in its riches. A righteous refusal vs sinful pride.
Psalm 52:7 condemns trusting in abundant riches instead of God — directly paralleling Tyre's pride in wealth and self-reliance.
Proverbs 11:28 warns that trusting in riches leads to fall — exactly what happens to Tyre, whose pride in wealth leads to destruction.
Isaiah 5:21 pronounces woe on the self-wise — the very attitude that led to Tyre's downfall through pride.
Psalm 49:6 criticizes those who trust and boast in riches — the same heart attitude condemned in Tyre.
Proverbs 26:12 warns against being wise in one's own eyes — matching Tyre's self-deceived pride in wisdom.
Isaiah 23:3 describes Tyre's trade revenue from many waters — the source of the wealth that led to its pride.
1 Timothy 6:17 warns the rich against arrogance and misplaced hope — a direct NT application of the same principle.
Psalm 62:10 warns not to set your heart on riches — exactly what Tyre did when its wealth made it proud.
In Daniel 4:37, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges God humbles the proud — echoing the pride from wealth in Ezekiel's prophecy.
2 Chronicles 32:25 records Hezekiah's pride after blessing — a parallel example of pride from prosperity.
In Mark 10:24, Jesus warns that trusting in riches hinders entering God's kingdom—similar to how wealth made Tyre's king proud.
2 Chronicles 25:19 shows Amaziah's heart lifted up in pride after victory — a similar pride theme, but from military success rather than wealth.
Romans 12:16 commands 'never be wise in your own sight' — directly opposing the pride in wisdom that corrupted Tyre.
Deuteronomy 6:12 commands not to forget the Lord who delivered you — contrasting with Tyre's self-glorification for wealth.
Daniel 5:23 shows Belshazzar's pride in worshiping idols — similar rebellion but not specifically wealth-driven.