22 Bible Verses about False Confidence

Charge the rich in this world not to think high things, nor to hope in uncertain riches, but in God, who richly supplies us all things for our enjoyment;

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they are demanding thy soul from thee; and to whom shall those things which thou hast prepared, belong?

So let no one boast among men; for all things are yours;

Have the same mind toward one another, not thinking high things, but condescending to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

but we had the answer of death in ourselves, in order that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raised the dead:

And the disciples were astonished at His words, and Jesus again responding, says to them, Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!

But the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and slept.

And Peter said to Him, If indeed, all shall be offended, yet not I. And Jesus says to him, Truly I say unto thee, That thou to-day, even this night, before the cock shall crow twice, shalt deny me thrice. And he continued to say the more positively, If it may behoove me to die with thee, I can never deny thee. And all continued to say likewise.

But Peter responding said to Him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended. Jesus said to him, Truly I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter says to Him, If it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also all the disciples said.

but he said to Him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee to prison and to death.

Peter says to Him; Lord, why am I not able to follow thee now? I will lay down my soul for thee.

See then that the light which is in thee is not darkness.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of man. They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were getting married, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;read more.
and on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from heaven and destroyed them all. According to these things it will be in the day the Son of man is revealed.

And He spoke this parable to certain ones having confidence in themselves that they are righteous, and despising the rest. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee standing was praying in these words, God, I thank thee because I am not like the rest of the men, extortioners, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican:read more.
I fast twice per week; I give tithes of all things so many as I possess. But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner. I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is one accusing you, in whom you have hoped.

But do you consider this, O man, judging those doing such things, and doing the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man may sow, that shall he also reap:

When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman in gestation; and they can not escape.

Come now, ye who are saying, To-day or to-morrow we will go into that city, and abide there a year, and trade and accumulate: whosoever do not know that which belongs to the morrow: for what is your life? For you are a vapor, appearing for a moment, and then vanishing away; on the contrary you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will indeed do this, or that.

as to so many things as she has glorified herself, and lived wantonly, give unto her so much torment and sorrow. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow; and I see no sorrow;