Proverbs 25:19

A bad tooth and an unsteady foot that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble.

Isaiah 36:6

Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him!

2 Chronicles 28:20-21

King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Ahaz and, instead of helping him, attacked him.

Job 6:14-20

The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.

Isaiah 30:1-3

"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.

Ezekiel 29:6-7

"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.

2 Timothy 4:16

At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Bible References

General references

2 Chronicles 28:20
King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Ahaz and, instead of helping him, attacked him.
Job 6:14
The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
Isaiah 30:1
"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.
Isaiah 36:6
Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him!
Ezekiel 29:6
"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!

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