2 Chronicles 32:8-10
New King James Version
8 With him is an (A)arm of flesh; but (B)with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 (C)After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, 10 (D)“Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?
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Psalm 118:9
New King James Version
9 (A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
Isaiah 31:1
New King James Version
The Folly of Not Trusting God
31 Woe to those (A)who go down to Egypt for help,
And (B)rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
(C)Nor seek the Lord!
Jeremiah 17:5
New King James Version
5 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes (B)flesh his [a]strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:5 Lit. arm
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