22 Bible Verses about False Confidence
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Charge the rich of this world not to be arrogant, nor to set their hopes on such an uncertain thing as riches, but on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'
So no one should boast about men. For it all belongs to you??22 Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, the present, the future??ll of it belongs to you.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be too ambitious, but accept humble tasks. Do not be conceited.
Why, I felt in my heart that the end must be death. That was to keep me from relying on myself instead of on God, who can even raise the dead.
But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
As the bridegroom was slow in coming, they all grew drowsy and fell asleep.
But Peter said to him, "Even if they all desert you, I will not!" Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!" But he persisted vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all said the same thing.
Peter answered, "If they all desert you, I will never do it!" Jesus said to him, "I tell you, tonight, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times!" Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you!" All the disciples said so too.
Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
So take care! Your very light may be darkness!
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '
In the time of the Son of Man it will be just as it was in the time of Noah. People went on eating, drinking, marrying, and being married up to the very day that Noah got into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. Or as it was in Lot's time; they went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building,read more.
but the day Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be like that on the day when the Son of Man appears.
To some who were confident of their own uprightness, and thought nothing of others, he used this illustration: "Two men went up to the Temple to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.read more.
I fast two days in the week; I pay tithes on everything I get.' But the tax-collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but struck his breast, and said, 'O God, have mercy on a sinner like me!' I tell you, it was he who went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."
Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. Moses is your accuser??oses, on whom you have fixed your hopes!
And do you suppose, when you sit in judgment upon those who do such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?
When people say, "What peace and security!" then suddenly destruction will be upon them, like birth-pains upon a woman about to give birth to a child, and there will be no escape.
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, to stay a year and go into business and make money," when you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow! You are just a mist, which appears for a little while and then disappears. This, instead of saying, "If it is the Lord's will, we shall live to do this or that."
The more she has given herself to pride and luxury the more you must give her torture and grief. Because she says to herself, 'I sit on a throne; I am not a widow, I shall never have any sorrow,'
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But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for! Can you drink what I am going to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."
But he persisted vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all said the same thing.
false Confidence » In outward resources
false Confidence » In self
Why, I felt in my heart that the end must be death. That was to keep me from relying on myself instead of on God, who can even raise the dead.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be too ambitious, but accept humble tasks. Do not be conceited.
false Confidence » In man
false Confidence » Instances of » Peter, in asserting his devotion to jesus
Peter said to him, "Master, I am ready to go to prison and to death with you!" But he said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"
Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you!" All the disciples said so too.
Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me? I tell you, before a cock crows, you will disown me thrice over!
false Confidence » Instances of » Asa, in relying on syria rather than on God
false Confidence » Instances of » Sennacherib, in the siege of jerusalem
false Confidence » Instances of » Hezekiah, in the defenses of jerusalem
false Confidence » Instances of » Babel
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Matthew 26:35Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you!" All the disciples said so too.
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