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.
General references
Bible References
General references
2 Chronicles 28:20
And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and troubled him, and did not support him.
Job 6:14
For him that is fainting kindness is meet from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Isaiah 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, who take counsel, but not of me, and who make leagues, but not by my Spirit, that they may heap sin upon sin;
Isaiah 36:6
Behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand, and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.
Ezekiel 29:6
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.