Daniel 5:23

Contemporary English Version 1995

Instead, you turned against him and ordered the cups from his temple to be brought here, so that you and your wives and officials could drink wine from them. You praised idols made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, even though they cannot see or hear or think. You refused to worship the God who gives you breath and controls everything you do.

Cross References

Job 12:10

Every living creature is in the hands of God.

Daniel 4:37

That's why I say: “Praise and honor the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, Lord, that we humans are not in control of our own lives.

Isaiah 37:23

Sennacherib, you cursed, shouted and sneered at me, the holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord All-Powerful has chosen a day when those who are proud and conceited will be put down.

Jeremiah 50:29

Attack Babylon, enemy archers; set up camp around the city, and don't let anyone escape. It challenged me, the holy God, so do to it what it did to other cities.

Proverbs 20:24

How can we know what will happen to us when the Lord alone decides?

Job 31:4

and he keeps a close watch on everything I do.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.

Isaiah 37:19

They destroyed the idols of wood and stone that the people of those nations had made and worshiped.

Psalm 139:3

You notice everything I do and everywhere I go.

2 Kings 14:10

Amaziah, you think you're so powerful because you defeated Edom. Go ahead and celebrate—but stay at home. If you cause any trouble, both you and your kingdom of Judah will be destroyed.

1 Timothy 3:6

They must not be new followers of the Lord. If they are, they might become proud and be doomed along with the devil.

1 Corinthians 8:4

Even though food is offered to idols, we know that none of the idols in this world are alive. After all, there is only one God.

Acts 17:25

He doesn't need help from anyone. He gives life, breath, and everything else to all people.

Habakkuk 2:4

“I, the Lord, refuse to accept anyone who is proud. Only those who live by faith are acceptable to me.”

Ezekiel 31:10

King of Egypt, now listen to what I, the Lord God, am saying about that tree: The tree grew so tall that it reached the sky and became very proud and arrogant.

Ezekiel 28:17

It was your good looks that made you arrogant, and you were so famous that you started acting like a fool. That's why I threw you to the ground and let other kings sneer at you.

Ezekiel 28:5

You're a clever businessman and are extremely wealthy, but your wealth has led to arrogance!

Ezekiel 28:2

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

Isaiah 42:5

I am the Lord God. I created the heavens like an open tent above. I made the earth and everything that grows on it. I am the source of life for all who live on this earth, so listen to what I say.

Isaiah 33:10

But the Lord says, “Now I will do something and be greatly praised.

Psalm 146:4

Once they die and are buried, that will be the end of all their plans.

Psalm 115:16

The Lord has kept the heavens for himself, but he has given the earth to us humans.

Psalm 104:29

But when you turn away, they are terrified; when you end their life, they die and rot.

Judges 16:23

The Philistine rulers threw a big party and sacrificed a lot of animals to their god Dagon. The rulers said: Samson was our enemy, but our god Dagon helped us capture him!

Genesis 14:19

and said to Abram: “I bless you in the name of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 2:7

The Lord God took some soil from the ground and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

Revelation 9:20

The people who lived through these terrible troubles did not turn away from the idols they had made, and they did not stop worshiping demons. They kept on worshiping idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. Not one of these idols could see, hear, or walk.

Isaiah 13:11

I will punish this evil world and its people because of their sins. I will crush the horrible pride of those who are cruel.

Isaiah 14:13

You said to yourself, “I'll climb to heaven and place my throne above the highest stars. I'll sit there with the gods far away in the north.

Jeremiah 48:26

People of Moab, you claim to be stronger than I am. Now I will tell other nations to make you drunk and to laugh while you collapse in your own vomit.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!”

1 Samuel 17:36

Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!

Jeremiah 50:28

The Babylonian army destroyed my temple, but soon I will take revenge. Then refugees from Babylon will tell about it in Zion.

Daniel 8:11

It humiliated heaven's army and dishonored its leader by keeping him from offering the daily sacrifices. In fact, it was so terrible that it even disgraced the temple and wiped out true worship. It also did everything else it wanted to do.

Daniel 11:12

The king of the south will feel proud because of the many thousands he has killed. But his victories won't last long,