Confidence

Confidence [NAVE]

CONFIDENCE.
Betrayed
Instances of:
Joshua, by the Gibeonites, Josh. 9:3-15.
Eglon, by Ehud, Judg. 3:15-23.
Ahimelech, by David, 1 Sam. 21:1-9.
Abner, by Joab, 2 Sam. 3:27.
Amasa, by Joab, 2 Sam. 20:9, 10.
The worshipers of Baal, by Jehu, 2 Kin. 10:18-28.
See: Betrayal.
False
Deut. 29:18, 19; 1 Kin. 20:11; 2 Kin. 18:21 Isa. 36:6; Job 11:20; Job 15:31; Job 29:18; Psa. 10:6; Psa. 20:7, 8; Psa. 30:6; Psa. 33:16, 17; Psa. 36:2; Psa. 44:6; Psa. 49:6, 7; Psa. 52:7; Psa. 60:11 Psa. 108:12. Prov. 14:16; Prov. 16:25; Prov. 18:11; Prov. 23:4; Prov. 26:12; Prov. 28:26; Prov. 29:26; Isa. 2:22; Isa. 5:21; Isa. 8:12; Isa. 9:9, 10; Isa. 22:11; Isa. 28:15, 18; Isa. 30:1, 2, 5, 7 Isa. 20:5. Isa. 30:10, 15, 16; Isa. 31:1, 3; Isa. 47:7, 8, 10; Isa. 56:12; Isa. 57:13; Jer. 2:13, 18, 22, 23, 37; Jer. 3:23; Jer. 5:17; Jer. 6:14 Jer. 8:11; Jer. 7:8; Jer. 12:5; Jer. 14:13; Jer. 17:5; Jer. 21:13; Jer. 23:17; Jer. 48:7, 11; Jer. 49:4, 5; Lam. 4:17; Ezek. 8:12; Ezek. 13:10, 11; Ezek. 29:6, 7; Ezek. 30:8; Hos. 5:13; Hos. 7:9, 11 vs. 11-16.; Hos. 10:13; Hos. 12:1; Hos. 14:3; Amos 6:1, 3 [vs. 1-7.] Amos 6:13; Amos 9:10; Obad. 3; Mic. 3:11; Zeph. 1:12; Zeph. 2:15; Zech. 4:6; Matt. 25:5; Mark 10:24; Mark 14:29-31 Matt. 26:33-35; Luke 22:33, 34; John 13:37, 38. Luke 11:35; Luke 12:19, 20; Luke 17:26-30; Luke 18:9-14; John 5:45; Rom. 2:3; Rom. 12:16; 1 Cor. 3:21; 2 Cor. 1:9; Gal. 6:7, 8; 1 Thess. 5:3; 1 Tim. 6:17; Jas. 4:13-15; Rev. 18:7, 8 See: Blindness, Spiritual; Conceit.
Instances of
Builders of Babel, Gen. 11:4.
Saul, 1 Sam. 13:8-14.
Seacherib, 2 Kin. 19:23.
Asa, 2 Chr. 16:7-9.
Hezekiah, Isa. 22:11.
Jonah, Jonah 1:3-5.
Peter, Matt. 26:33-35; Luke 22:33, 34.
Paul, Phil. 1:25; 2:23, 24.

CONFIDENCE [ISBE]

CONFIDENCE - kon'-fi-dens (baTach, and forms, kecel; parrhesia; peitho, pepoithesis, hupostasis): The chief Hebrew word translated "confidence" (baTach, and its forms) means, perhaps, radically, "to be open," showing thus what originated the idea of "confidence"; where there was nothing hidden a person felt safe; it is very frequently rendered "trust." In Ps 118:8,9 we have "It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to put confidence in princes," and in 65:5, "O God of our salvation, thou that art the confidence (mibhTach) of all the ends of the earth." MibhTach is translated "confidence" in Job 18:14; 31:24; Prov 21:22, etc.

Kecel ("firmness," "stoutness") is rendered "confidence" in Prov 3:26, and kiclah in Job 4:6; peitho ("to persuade") is translated "confidence" in 2 Cor 2:3; Gal 5:10, etc.; pepoithesis, in 2 Cor 1:15; 8:22, etc.; hupostasis ("what stands under"), in 2 Cor 11:17; Heb 3:14; 2 Cor 9:4; parrhesia ("out-spokenness," "boldness") is invariably translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "boldness" (Acts 28:31; Heb 3:6; 4:16; 10:35; 1 Jn 2:28; 3:21; 5:14); tharseo or tharrheo ("to have good courage") is so translated in the Revised Version (British and American), "being therefore always of good courage" (2 Cor 5:6); "I am of good courage concerning you" (2 Cor 7:16), the King James Version "confident" and "confidence."

Revised Version has "confidence" for "hope" (Job 8:14); for "assurance" (Isa 32:17); for "trust" (2 Cor 3:4); for "same confident boasting" (2 Cor 9:4); "is confident" for "trusted" (Job 40:23); "to have confidence" for "thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust" (Phil 3:4); "confidently" for "constantly" (Acts 12:15); "confidently affirm" for "affirm" (1 Tim 1:7); conversely, we have for "his confidence" (Job 18:14), "wherein he trusteth," for "with confidence" (Ezek 28:26) "securely therein."

The Bible teaches the value of confidence (Isa 30:15; Heb 10:35), but neither in "gold" (Job 31:24), nor in man, however great (Ps 118:8,9; Jer 17:5), nor in self (Prov 14:16; Phil 3:3), but in God (Ps 65:5; Prov 3:26; 14:26), as revealed in Christ (Eph 3:12; 1 Jn 5:13,14).

W. L. Walker