Psalm 118:9
It is better to trust in Jehovah than to depend on human leaders.
Psalm 146:3-5
Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
Isaiah 30:2-3
You go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. You want Egypt to protect you. You put your trust in Egypt's military might.
Isaiah 30:15-17
The Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, says: Return to me and be saved. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you do not want that!
Isaiah 31:1
How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.
Isaiah 31:8
Then Assyrians will be killed with a sword not made by human hands. The swords not made by human hands will destroy them. They will flee from battle, and their young men will be made to do forced labor.
Isaiah 36:6-7
When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.
Ezekiel 29:7
When they took hold of you with the hand, you broke and tore all their hands. When they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins quake.