False Confidence in Self

…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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.