15 Bible Verses about False Hopes
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When a wicked man dies his expectation perishes, indeed the hope of unjust men perishes.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is intense anger.
Let no one deceive you with empty words. It is because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God. The hope of the godless will perish.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail and they will not escape. Their hope will become a dying gasp.
He says to himself: Nothing can shake me. I will never face trouble.
We waited for peace, but no good came. We waited for a time of healing, but all we got was terror!
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: Do not listen to what the prophets are saying to you. They fill you with false hope. They speak about visions that they dreamed up. These visions are not from Jehovah.
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