Daniel 5:23

New Living Translation

For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

2 Kings 14:10

“You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”

Job 12:10

For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being.

Job 31:4

Doesn’t he see everything I do and every step I take?

Psalm 104:29

But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust.

Psalm 115:16

The heavens belong to the Lord, but he has given the earth to all humanity.

Psalm 139:3

You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.

Psalm 146:4

When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.

Proverbs 20:24

The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?

Isaiah 13:11

“I, the Lord, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty.

Isaiah 14:13

For you said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north.

Isaiah 2:12

For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.

Isaiah 33:10

But the Lord says: “Now I will stand up. Now I will show my power and might.

Isaiah 37:19

And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.

Isaiah 37:23

“Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 42:5

God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says,

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course.

Jeremiah 48:26

“Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard, for he has rebelled against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, ridiculed by all.

Jeremiah 50:28

Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon, as they tell in Jerusalem how the Lord our God has taken vengeance against those who destroyed his Temple.

Jeremiah 50:29

“Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon. Surround the city so none can escape. Do to her as she has done to others, for she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. Your wisdom was corrupted by your love of splendor. So I threw you to the ground and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god.

Ezekiel 28:5

Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.

Ezekiel 31:10

“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because Egypt became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds,

Daniel 11:12

After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived.

Daniel 4:37

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”

Daniel 8:11

It even challenged the Commander of heaven’s army by canceling the daily sacrifices offered to him and by destroying his Temple.

Habakkuk 2:4

“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.

Acts 17:25

and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.

1 Timothy 3:6

A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Revelation 9:20

But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!

Judges 16:23

The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, “Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:36

I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!