15 Bible Verses about False Hopes

Most Relevant Verses

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Job 8:13

“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

Job 27:8

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

Psalm 10:6

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

Job 30:26

“When I expected good, then evil came;
When I waited for light, then darkness came.

Jeremiah 8:15

We waited for peace, but no good came;
For a time of healing, but behold, terror!

Jeremiah 23:16

Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.
They are leading you into futility;
They speak a vision of their own imagination,
Not from the mouth of the Lord.

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