Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up as the heart of God:

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Ezekiel 28:2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and I sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God.

Exodus 9:17 Dost thou yet hold back my people; and wilt thou not let them go?

Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 40:9-12 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? . . .

1 Corinthians 10:22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me: but all things are not expedient.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.

James 1:11 For the sun rose with a burning heat and parched the grass: and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished. So also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.