- because:
- "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Let not¹ the wiseª [man] gloryª° in his wisdom,ª neither¹ let the mightyª [man] gloryª° in his might,ª let not¹ the richª [man] gloryª° in his riches:ª" {Jer 9:23} + "This¹ [is] thy lot,ª the portionª of thy measuresª from¹¹ me, saithª° the LORD;ª because¹ thou hast forgottenª° me, and trustedª° in falsehood.ª" {Jer 13:25} + "Blessedª [is] that manª that¹ makethª° the LORDª his trust,ª and respectethª°¹ not¹ the proud,ª nor such as turn asideª° to lies.ª" {Psa 40:4} + "They that trustª° in¹ their wealth,ª and boast²° themselves¹ in the multitudeª of their riches;ª ... None¹ [of them] can² by any meansª° redeemª° his brother,ª nor¹ giveª° to Godª a ransomª for him:" {Psa 49:6-7} + "Lo,¹ [this is] the manª [that] madeª° not¹ Godª his strength;ª but trustedª° in the abundanceª of his riches,ª [and] strengthenedª° himself in his wickedness.ª" {Psa 52:7} + "Trustª° in him at all¹ times;ª [ye] people,ª pour outª° your heartª beforeª him: Godª [is] a refugeª for us. Selah.ª ... Trustª° not¹ in oppression,ª and become not vainª°¹ in robbery:ª if¹ richesª increase,ª° setª° not¹ your heartª [upon them]." {Psa 62:8-10} + "None¹ callethª° for justice,ª nor¹ [any] pleadethª° for truth:ª they trustª° in¹ vanity,ª and speakª° lies;ª they conceiveª° mischief,ª and bring forthª° iniquity.ª ... Their websª shall not¹ become¹ garments,ª neither¹ shall they cover²° themselves¹ with their works:ª their worksª [are] worksª of iniquity,ª and the actª of violenceª [is] in their hands.ª" {Isa 59:4-6} + "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto the princeª of Tyrus,ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thine heartª [is] lifted up,ª° and thou hast said,ª° I¹ [am] a God,ª I sitª° [in] the seatª of God,ª in the midstª of the seas;ª yet thou¹ [art] a man,ª and not¹ God,ª though thou setª° thine heartª as the heartª of God:ª ... By thy greatª wisdomª [and] by thy traffickª hast thou increasedª° thy riches,ª and thine heartª is lifted upª° because of thy riches:ª" {Ezk 28:2-5} + "Ye have plowedª° wickedness,ª ye have reapedª° iniquity;ª ye have eatenª° the fruitª of lies:ª because¹ thou didst trustª° in thy way,ª in the multitudeª of thy mighty men.ª" {Hsa 10:13} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª" {1Tm 6:17} + "How muchª she hath glorifiedª° herself,ª andª lived deliciously,ª° so muchª tormentª andª sorrowª giveª° her:ª forª she saithª° inª her²¹ heart,ª I sitª° a queen,ª andª amª° noª widow,ª andª shall seeª° noª sorrow.ª" {Rev 18:7}
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