Daniel 5:23

Easy To Read Version

No, you did not become humble. Instead, you have turned against the Lord of heaven. You ordered the drinking cups from the Lord’s temple to be brought to you. Then you and your royal officials, your wives, and your women servants {\cf2\super [61]} drank wine from those cups. You gave praise to the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone. Those are not really gods, they can’t see, or hear, or understand anything. But you did not give honor to the God who has the power over your life and everything you do.

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

Melchizedek blessed Abram and said,

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and made a man. [9] The Lord breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living thing.

2 Kings 14:10

True, you have defeated Edom. But you have become proud because of your victory over Edom. But stay at home and brag! Don’t make trouble for yourself. If you do this, you will fall, and Judah will fall with you!”

Job 12:10

Every animal that lives,\par and every person that breathes,\par is under God’s power.\par

Job 31:4

God knows everything I do,\par and he sees every step I take.\par

Psalm 104:29

And when you turn away from them,\par they become frightened.\par Their spirits leave them;\par they grow weak and die;\par and their bodies become dust again.\par

Psalm 115:16

Heaven belongs to the Lord.\par But he gave the earth to people.\par

Psalm 139:3

Lord, you know where I am going\par and when I am lying down.\par You know everything I do.\par

Psalm 146:4

People die and are buried.\par And then, all of their plans to help\par are gone.\par

Proverbs 20:24

The Lord decides what happens to every person. So how can any person understand what happens in his life?

Isaiah 13:11

\{God says,\} “I will cause bad things to happen to the world. I will punish the evil people for their sin. I will cause the proud people to lose their pride. I will stop the bragging of the people that are mean to others.

Isaiah 14:13

You always told yourself,\par “\{I will be like God Most-High\}.\par I will go to the skies above.\par I will put my throne above God’s stars.\par I will sit on holy mountain, Zaphon. {\cf2\super [150]} \par I will meet \{with the gods\}\par on that mountain.\par

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord has a special day planned. On that day, the Lord will punish the proud and boastful people. Then those proud people will be made not important.

Isaiah 33:10

The Lord says, “Now, I will stand and show my greatness. Now, I will become important to the people.

Isaiah 37:19

The kings of Assyria have burned the gods of those nations. But those were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that men made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them.

Isaiah 37:23

But who did you insult and make fun of?\par Who did you speak against?\par You were against the Holy One of Israel!\par You acted like you were better than him!\par

Isaiah 42:5

The Lord, the \{true\} God, said these things. (The Lord made the skies. The Lord spread the skies over the earth. He also made everything on the earth. The Lord breathes life into all people on earth. The Lord gives a spirit to every person that walks on the earth.)

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that a person does not really own his life.\par People don’t really know the right way to live.\par

Jeremiah 48:26

“Moab thought he was more important\par than the Lord.\par So punish Moab until he staggers\par like a drunk person.\par Moab will fall and roll around in his vomit.\par People will make fun of Moab.\par

Jeremiah 50:28

People are running out of Babylon.\par They are escaping from that country\par and coming to Zion {\cf2\super [412]} .\par They are telling everyone the good news\par about what the Lord is doing.\par The Lord is giving Babylon\par the punishment it deserves.\par The Lord is destroying Babylon,\par because it destroyed his temple!\par

Jeremiah 50:29

“Call for the men that shoot arrows.\par Tell them to attack Babylon.\par Tell them to surround the city.\par Don’t let anyone escape.\par Pay her back for the bad things she has done.\par Do to her what she has done\par to other nations.\par Babylon did not respect the Lord.\par Babylon was very rude\par to the Holy One of Israel.\par So punish Babylon.\par

Ezekiel 28:17

Your beauty made you proud.\par Your glory ruined your wisdom.\par So I threw you down to the ground.\par And now other kings stare at you.\par

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [233]} say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:

Ezekiel 28:5

Through your great wisdom and trade,\par you have made your riches grow.\par And now you are proud because of\par those riches.\par

Ezekiel 31:10

So the Lord my Master says these things: “That tree grew tall. Its top reached up to the clouds. It grew so big that it became proud!

Daniel 11:12

The northern army will be defeated, and those soldiers will be carried away. The southern king will be very proud, and he will kill thousands of soldiers from the northern army. But he will not continue to be successful.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!

Daniel 8:11

That little horn became very strong. And then it turned against the Ruler of the Stars (God). The little horn stopped the daily sacrifices that were offered to the Ruler (God). The place where people worshiped the Ruler was pulled down.

Habakkuk 2:4

This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”

Acts 17:25

This God is the One who gives life, breath, and everything else to people. He does not need any help from people. God has everything he needs.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So \{this is what I say\} about eating meat: We know that an idol {\cf2\super [48]} is really nothing in the world. And we know that there is only one God.

1 Timothy 3:6

But an elder must not be a new believer. It might make a new believer be too proud of himself \{if he were made an elder\}. Then he would be judged (condemned) for his pride the same as the devil was.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.

Revelation 9:20

The other people \{on the earth\} were not killed by these bad things. But these people still did not change their hearts and lives and turn away from the things they had made with their own hands. They did not stop worshiping demons {\cf2\super [72]} and idols {\cf2\super [73]} made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—things that cannot see or hear or walk.

Judges 16:23

The rulers of the Philistine people came together to celebrate. They were going to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. [122] They said, “Our god helped us defeat Samson our enemy.”

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “{What did he say?} What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner. [153] Goliath is nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, [155] Goliath, just like them! Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.