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Dan. 5:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbledc thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

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2 Chron. 33:23• ²³And he did not humble himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; for he, Amon, multiplied trespass. (2 Chron. 33:23)

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2 Chron. 36:12• ¹²And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God; he humbled not himself before the prophet Jeremiah speaking from the mouth of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 36:12)

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James 4:6• ⁶But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly. (James 4:6)

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Dan. 5:18• ¹⁸O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty; (Dan. 5:18)

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Psa. 119:46• ⁴⁶And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed; (Psa. 119:46)

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Matt. 14:4• ⁴For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. (Matt. 14:4)

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Acts 4:8‑13• ⁸Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
⁹if *we* this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how *he* has been healed,
¹⁰be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom *ye* have crucified, whom God has raised from among the dead, by *him* this man stands here before you sound in body.
¹¹*He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.
¹²And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.
¹³But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus. (Acts 4:8‑13)

his son.He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.hast.

Ex. 10:3• ³And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. (Ex. 10:3)

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2 Chron. 33:23• ²³And he did not humble himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; for he, Amon, multiplied trespass. (2 Chron. 33:23)

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2 Chron. 36:12• ¹²And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God; he humbled not himself before the prophet Jeremiah speaking from the mouth of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 36:12)

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Isa. 26:10• ¹⁰If favour be shewn to the wicked, he doth not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he dealeth unjustly, and beholdeth not the majesty of Jehovah. (Isa. 26:10)

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Matt. 21:32• ³²For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but *ye* when ye saw it repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him. (Matt. 21:32)

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Acts 5:29‑33• ²⁹But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
³⁰The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.
³¹Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
³²And *we* are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.
³³But they, when they heard these things, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them. (Acts 5:29‑33)

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1 Peter 5:5‑6• ⁵Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace.
⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the due time; (1 Peter 5:5‑6)

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Luke 12:47• ⁴⁷But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; (Luke 12:47)

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John 13:17• ¹⁷If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them. (John 13:17)

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James 4:6,17• ⁶But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.
¹⁷To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin. (James 4:6,17)

• {v.22-23} If God was about to smite, He will have the grounds of His action explained. It is indeed a striking feature in His ways, especially as recorded in the Old Testament, that before He acts in judgment, He is careful to state the reasons of it, that He may be clear when He speaks, and justified when He judges. (See, for example, 2 Chron. 36:11-21). (“Daniel 5” by E. Dennett)

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And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;