False Confidence In self
Deuteronomy 29:19; 1 Kings 20:11; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 28:26; Isaiah 5:21; Romans 12:16; 2 Corinthians 1:9
In outward resources
Psalms 20:7; Psalms 33:17; Psalms 44:6; Psalms 49:6; Proverbs 11:28; Isaiah 22:11; Isaiah 31:3; Jeremiah 48:7; Zechariah 4:6; Mark 10:24
In man
Psalms 33:16; Psalms 62:9; Psalms 118:8; Psalms 146:4; Isaiah 2:22; Jeremiah 17:5; Hosea 5:13; Hosea 7:11
Instances of:
- At Babel
Genesis 11:4
- Sennacherib, in the siege of Jerusalem
2 Kings 19:23
- Asa, in relying on Syria rather than on God
2 Chronicles 16:9
- Hezekiah, in the defenses of Jerusalem
Isaiah 22:11
- Peter, in asserting his devotion to Jesus
Matthew 26:35; Luke 22:34; John 13:38
Confidence, False