Confidence

For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward. — read the full passage →

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Some trustin chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. [Selah

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. — read the full passage →

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. — read the full passage →

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. — read the full passage →

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God; — read the full passage →

From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosper with them.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. — read the full passage →

And now, my little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ,

Give us day by day our daily bread.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is.

The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: — read the full passage →

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when all our enemies heardthereof, that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. — read the full passage →

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, — read the full passage →

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Him therefore I hope to send forthwith, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me:

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. — read the full passage →

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand. — read the full passage →

By thy messengers thou hast defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field.

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much. — read the full passage →

How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. — read the full passage →

Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. — read the full passage →

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee.

This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.