Verse 4

With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 8:17-18 : 17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, my power and the myght of myne owne hande hath prepared me this aboundaunce: 18 But remember the Lorde thy God, for it is he whiche geueth thee power to get substaunce, for to make good the promise whiche he sware vnto thy fathers, as appeareth this day.
• Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.
• Prov 23:4-5 : 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose. 5 Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.
• Eccl 9:11 : 11 So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne, & I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift, in battell it helpeth not to be strong, to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse, to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding, to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in tyme and fortune.
• Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speake & tell him, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Pharao thou king of Egypt, I will vpon thee thou great dragon that lyeth in the mids of his riuers, thou that sayst, The riuer is mine, I haue made it for my selfe.
• Hab 1:16 : 16 Therfore they sacrifice vnto their net, and burne incense vnto their yarne: because by them their portion is fat, and their meate plenteous.
• Zech 9:2-4 : 2 The borders of Hemath shalbe harde therby, Tyrus also and Sidon, for they are very wyse. 3 Tyrus shall make her selfe strong, heape vp siluer as the sand, and golde as the clay of the streetes. 4 Beholde, the Lorde shall spoyle her, he shall smite downe her power in the sea, and she shalbe consumed with fire.