Deuteronomy 8:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

You may say to yourself, “My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 9:4

When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.”  Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, ‘Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory? ’

Hosea 12:8

But Ephraim thinks, ‘How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any iniquity in me that I can be punished for! ’

Deuteronomy 7:17

‘If you say to yourself, “These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out? ”

Habakkuk 1:16

That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet and burn incense to their fishing net, for by these things their portion is rich and their food plentiful.

Judges 7:2

The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say,  “I saved myself.”

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,  or the battle to the strong,  or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

1 Samuel 30:23

But David said, ‘My brothers, you must not do this with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and handed over to us the raiders who came against us.

Job 31:25

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired so much,

Ecclesiastes 3:6

a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away;

Jeremiah 9:22

‘Speak as follows: “This is what the Lord declares: Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field,  like newly cut corn  after the reaper with no one to gather it.

Ezekiel 28:5

By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you, my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right,  and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy.  Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.’