Verse 19

The confidence that is put in an vnfaythfull man in tyme of trouble, is like a broken tooth, and a sliding foote.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 28:20-21 : 20 And Thilgath Pilneser king of the Assyrians came vpon him, and troubled him rather then strengthed him. 21 For Ahaz toke away a portion out of the house of the Lorde, and out of the kinges house, and out of the lordes houses, and gaue vnto the king of the Assyrians: and yet it helped him not.
  • Job 6:14-20 : 14 He that is in tribulation, ought to be comforted of his neyghbour: but the feare of the almightie is cleane away. 15 Myne owne brethren passe ouer by me as the water brooke, & as the ouerflowing of waters, whiche do hastly go away, 16 Whiche are blackish be reason of the ice, and wherin the snowe is hyd. 17 Which when they haue passed by do vanishe, and when the heate commeth they fayle out of their place. 18 They depart from the course of their wonted chanell to other places, they runne in vayne and perishe. 19 They that went to The man considered them, and they that went to Saba wayted for them. 20 But they were confounded in their hope, they came thyther and were ashamed.
  • Isa 30:1-3 : 1 Alas for those disobedient chyldren saith the Lorde, that they will take counsell and not of me, that they wyll take a secrete aduice and not out of my spirite, and therefore adde they sinne vnto sinne. 2 Euen they that walke to go downe into Egypt, and haue asked no question at my mouth, but seeke strength in the might of Pharao, and trust in the shadowe of Egypt. 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharao be your confusion, and the trust in the shadowe of Egypt your shame.
  • Isa 36:6 : 6 Lo, thou puttest thy trust in a broken staffe of reede I meane Egypt, which he that leaneth vpon, it goeth into his hande and shooteth it through: euen so is Pharao the kyng of Egypt vnto all them that trust in hym.
  • Ezek 29:6-7 : 6 That all they which dwell in Egypt may know that I am the Lord, because they haue ben a staffe of reede to the house of Israel. 7 When they toke hold of thee with their hand, thou brakest & rent all their shoulder: & when they leaned vpon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loynes to stande vpright.
  • 2 Tim 4:16 : 16 At my first aunsweryng, no man assisted me, but all forsoke me, I pray God yt it may not be layde to their charges: