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Proverbs 16:18
If you are proud, you will be destroyed. If you are proud, you will fall.
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Revelation 16:19
The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations crumbled and fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave Babylon the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.
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Luke 14:11
All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
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1 Peter 5 5
In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)
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Revelation 17:5
The name written on her forehead was a mystery. Here is what it said. the great city of babylon the mother of prostitutes the mother of everything on earth that god hates
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Psalms 73:8
They laugh at others and speak words of hatred. They are proud. They warn others about the harm they can do to them.
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Revelation 18:10
They will be terrified by her suffering. They will stand far away from her. And they will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city! How terrible for you, mighty city of Babylon! In just one hour you have been destroyed!’
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Psalms 49:20
People who have riches but don’t understand are like the animals. They die.
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Luke 12:19-20
I’ll say to myself,“ You have plenty of grain stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time.” ’“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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Psalms 145:5-12
They speak about your glorious majesty. I will spend time thinking about your wonderful deeds.They speak about the powerful and wonderful things you do. I will talk about the great things you have done.They celebrate your great goodness. They sing for joy about your holy acts.The Lord is gracious, kind and tender. He is slow to get angry and full of love.The Lord is good to all. He shows deep concern for everything he has made.Lord, all your works praise you. Your faithful people praise you.They tell about your glorious kingdom. They speak about your power.Then all people will know about the mighty things you have done. They will know about the glorious majesty of your kingdom.
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Habakkuk 1:15-16
The evil Babylonians pull all of them up with hooks. They catch them in their nets. They gather them up. So they celebrate. They are glad.They offer sacrifices to their nets. They burn incense to them. Their nets allow them to live in great comfort. They enjoy the finest food.
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Esther 1:4
Every day for 180 days he showed his guests the great wealth of his kingdom. He also showed them how glorious his kingdom was.
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Genesis 10:10
The first capital cities of Nimrod’s kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh. These cities were in the land of Babylon.
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1 Corinthians 10 31
So eat and drink and do everything else for the glory of God.
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Ezekiel 29:3
Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “Pharaoh Hophra, I am against you. King of Egypt, you are like a huge monster lying among your streams. You say,‘ The Nile River belongs to me. I made it for myself.’
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Isaiah 37:24-25
Through your messengers you have laughed at me again and again. And you have said,‘ I have many chariots. With them I have climbed to the tops of the mountains. I’ve climbed the highest mountains in Lebanon. I’ve cut down its tallest cedar trees. I’ve cut down the best of its juniper trees. I’ve reached its farthest mountains. I’ve reached its finest forests.I’ve dug wells in other lands. I’ve drunk the water from them. I’ve walked through all the streams of Egypt. I’ve dried up every one of them.’
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Genesis 11:2-9
They moved to the east and found a broad valley in Babylon. There they made their home.They said to one another,“ Come on! Let’s make bricks and bake them well.” They used bricks instead of stones. They used tar to hold the bricks together.Then they said,“ Come on! Let’s build a city for ourselves. Let’s build a tower that reaches to the sky. We’ll make a name for ourselves. Then we won’t be scattered over the whole earth.”But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.He said,“ All these people are united and speak the same language. That is why they can do all this. Now they will be able to do anything they plan.Come on! Let us go down and mix up their language. Then they will not be able to understand one another.”So the Lord scattered them from there over the whole earth. And they stopped building the city.There the Lord mixed up the language of the whole world. That’s why the city was called Babel. From there the Lord scattered them over the whole earth.
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Isaiah 10:8-15
‘ Aren’t all my commanders kings?’ he says.‘ I took over Kalno just as I took Carchemish. I took over Hamath just as I did Arpad. I took Samaria just as I did Damascus.My powerful hand grabbed hold of kingdoms whose people worship statues of gods. They had more gods than Jerusalem and Samaria did.I took over Samaria and its statues of gods. In the same way, I will take Jerusalem and its gods.’ ”The Lord will finish everything he has planned to do against Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Then he’ll say,“ Now I will punish the king of Assyria. I will punish him because his heart and his eyes are so proud.The king of Assyria says,“‘ By my power I have taken over all these nations. I am very wise. I have great understanding. I have wiped out the borders between nations. I’ve taken their treasures. Like a great hero I’ve brought their kings under my control.I’ve taken the wealth of the nations. It was as easy as reaching into a bird’s nest. I’ve gathered the riches of all these countries. It was as easy as gathering eggs that have been left in a nest. Not a single baby bird flapped its wings. Not one of them opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”Does an ax claim to be more important than the person who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging the person who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!
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Ezekiel 28:2-5
“ Son of man, speak to Ethbaal. He is the ruler of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “In your proud heart you say,‘ I am a god. I sit on the throne of a god in the Mediterranean Sea.’ But you are only a human being. You are not a god. In spite of that, you think you are as wise as a god.Are you wiser than Daniel? Isn’t even one secret hidden from you?You are wise and understanding. So you have become very wealthy. You have piled up gold and silver among your treasures.You have used your great skill in trading to increase your wealth. You are very rich. So your heart has become proud.” ’ ”
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Daniel 5:18-20
“ Your Majesty, the Most High God was good to your father Nebuchadnezzar. He gave him authority and greatness and glory and honor.God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.But his heart became very stubborn and proud. So he was removed from his royal throne. His glory was stripped away from him.
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Psalms 104:1
I will praise the Lord. Lord my God, you are very great. You are dressed in glory and majesty.
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1 Chronicles 29 12-1 Chronicles 29 14
Wealth and honor come from you. You are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power. You can give honor and strength to everyone.Our God, we give you thanks. We praise your glorious name.“ But who am I? And who are my people? Without your help we wouldn’t be able to give this much. Everything comes from you. We’ve given back to you only what comes from you.
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2 Chronicles 2 5-2 Chronicles 2 6
“ The temple I’m going to build will be beautiful. That’s because our God is greater than all other gods.So who is able to build a temple for him? After all, the heavens can’t hold him. In fact, not even the highest heavens can hold him. So who am I to build a temple for him? It will only be a place to burn sacrifices in front of him.
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Revelation 18:21
Then a mighty angel picked up a huge rock. It was the size of a large millstone. He threw it into the sea. Then he said,“ That is how the great city of Babylon will be thrown down. Never again will it be found.
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Habakkuk 2:4-5
“ The Babylonians are very proud. What they want is not good.“ But the person who is godly will live by his faithfulness.“ Wine makes the Babylonians do foolish things. They are proud. They never rest. Like the grave, they are always hungry for more. Like death, they are never satisfied. They gather all the nations to themselves. They take all those people away as prisoners.
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Revelation 21:24-26
The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it.Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
