Meaning
False Confidence In self
Deu 29:19; 1Ki 20:11; Pro 3:5; Pro 23:4; Pro 26:12; Pro 28:26; Isa 5:21; Rom 12:16; 2Co 1:9
In outward resources
Psa 20:7; Psa 33:17; Psa 44:6; Psa 49:6; Pro 11:28; Isa 22:11; Isa 31:3; Jer 48:7; Zec 4:6; Mar 10:24
In man
Psa 33:16; Psa 62:9; Psa 118:8; Psa 146:4; Isa 2:22; Jer 17:5; Hos 5:13; Hos 7:11
Instances of:
- At Babel
Gen 11:4
- Sennacherib, in the siege of Jerusalem
2Ki 19:23
- Asa, in relying on Syria rather than on God
2Ch 16:9
- Hezekiah, in the defenses of Jerusalem
Isa 22:11
- Peter, in asserting his devotion to Jesus
Mat 26:35; Luk 22:34; Joh 13:38
Confidence, False
