Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Than to put
Bible References
Than to put
Psalm 146:3
Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.
Isaiah 30:2
Who go to go down [to] Egypt, but they do not ask [of] my mouth, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
Isaiah 31:1
Ah! Those who go down [to] Egypt for help! They rely on horses and trust in chariots because [they are] many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, and they do not look to the holy one of Israel, and they do not consult Yahweh.
Isaiah 36:6
Look, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which [if] a man leans on it, goes into his hand and bores through it! Such [is] Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all those who trust in him.
Ezekiel 29:7
When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped, and you split their every shoulder. And when they leaned on you, you broke, and you caused all of their loins to wobble."