16 Bible Verses about Unreliability

for we ourselves, in ourselves have received the sentence of death, that we should have no confidence in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead.

And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, Is it so, that ye have not strength to watch with me one hour?

And he came and found them asleep: and saith unto Peter, Sleepest thou? hast thou not strength to watch with me a single hour?

And when he rose up from prayer, on coming to his disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow.

But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

Then they all deserting him, fled.

For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Messiah; and shall deceive multitudes.

for many will come in my name, saying, I am the Messiah; and shall deceive many.

Then he said, Take heed that ye be not deluded: for many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and the period approaches: go not therefore after them.

For the wisdom of this world is folly in the sight of God. For it is written, "He entangleth the wise in their own craftiness." And again, "The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile."

Affecting to be sophists, they turned idiots,

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless." Where is the sophist? where is the scribe? where is the inquisitive searcher after this world's wisdom? hath not God turned into folly the wisdom of this world? for since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

Which things indeed hold forth an appearance of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and bodily mortification, [though] not of any value, [but] a gratification to the flesh.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Return thy sword into its sheath: for all who take the sword, shall perish by the sword.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:

But the sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh unfruitful.