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False Confidence in Self Deuteronomy 29:19

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

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False Confidence in Self 1 Kings 20:11

And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

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False Confidence in Self Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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False Confidence in Self Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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False Confidence in Self Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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False Confidence in Self Proverbs 28:26

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

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False Confidence in Self Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

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False Confidence in Self Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

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False Confidence in Self 2 Corinthians 1:9

Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

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