False Confidence

In self

Deu 29:19; 1Ki 20:11; Pro 3:5; Pro 23:4; Pro 26:12; Pro 28:26; Isa 5:21; Rom 12:16; 2Co 1:9

In outward resources

Psa 20:7; Psa 33:17; Psa 44:6; Psa 49:6; Pro 11:28; Isa 22:11; Isa 31:1-3; Jer 48:7; Zec 4:6; Mar 10:24

In man

Psa 33:16; Psa 62:9; Psa 118:8; Psa 146:3-4; Isa 2:22; Jer 17:5; Hos 5:13; Hos 7:11

Instances of:

– At Babel

Gen 11:4

– Sennacherib, in the siege of Jerusalem

2Ki 19:23

– Asa, in relying on Syria rather than on God

2Ch 16:7-9

– Hezekiah, in the defenses of Jerusalem

Isa 22:11

– Peter, in asserting his devotion to Jesus

Mat 26:35; Luk 22:33-34; Joh 13:37-38 Confidence, False