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 Tiglathpileser king of Assyria came upon him and besieged him, but prevailed not against him.
Job 6:14
like as if one withdrew a good deed from his friend, and forsook the fear of the Almighty God?
Isaiah 30:1
Alas, for those disobedient children," sayeth the LORD, "that will take counsel without me. Alas, that they will take a secret advice, and not out of my spirit: and therefore add they sin unto sin.
Isaiah 36:6
Lo, thou puttest thy trust in a broken staff of reed: I mean Egypt, which he that leaneth upon, it goeth into his hand and shooteth him through. Even so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt, unto all them that trust in him.
Ezekiel 29:6
that all they which dwell in Egypt, may know, that I am the LORD: because thou hast been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first answering for myself, no man assisted me, but all forsook me. I pray God, that it may not be laid to their charges: