16 occurrences

'Confident' in the Bible

"This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: 'Why are you so confident that you remain in Jerusalem while it is under siege?

They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

Verse ConceptsOptimismDisappointment

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.

Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

I say to the proud, "Do not be proud," and to the wicked, "Do not be so confident of victory!

Verse ConceptsHorns WeakenedBoastingarrogance

Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary -- the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life's passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.

Verse ConceptsFortressesKilled With The SwordChildren SufferingPolluting Holy Places

"'This is what the Lord says: Egypt's supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign Lord.

Verse ConceptsAliancesPride, OriginKilled With The SwordGroups HelpingThe Proud Will Be Abased

On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt's doom; for beware -- it is coming!

Verse ConceptsComplacencySeafaringSea Travel

In Tahpanhes the day will be dark when I break the yoke of Egypt there. Her confident pride will cease within her; a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

Verse ConceptsendYokesCessationDarkness During DaytimeGod Freeing CaptivesThings StoppingHer Strength

Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.

Verse ConceptsdistrustTrust, Lack OfTrusting YourselfGod Forgetting

I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CountriesLand Becoming EmptyThe Mountains Of IsraelThe Proud Will Be AbasedHer Strength

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