Psalms 118:8

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It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 40:4 : 4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.
  • Jer 17:5-7 : 5 This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord. 6 For he will be like the brushwood in the upland, and will not see when good comes; but his living-place will be in the dry places in the waste land, in a salt and unpeopled land. 7 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
  • Ps 62:8-9 : 8 Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.) 9 Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
  • Mic 7:5-7 : 5 Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast. 6 For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family. 7 But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.

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    9 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

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    4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • Jer 17:7
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    7 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

  • Ps 84:12
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    12 O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.

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    11 In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

  • Ps 146:3
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    3 Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

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    5 This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord.

  • Ps 31:14
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    14 But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

  • Ps 34:8
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    8 By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

  • Ps 115:8-9
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    8 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.

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  • Ps 118:6-7
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    6 The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

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  • Prov 3:5
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    5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

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    8 Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

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    3 In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

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    2 Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

  • Isa 26:3-4
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    3 The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

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    1 In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

  • Ps 16:1
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    6 I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.

  • Ps 73:28
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  • Ps 115:11
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    11 You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

  • Ps 18:2
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    2 The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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    21 For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

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    12 Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

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    3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

  • Ps 18:30
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    7 Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.

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    8 But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.

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    5 Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.

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    8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.

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    7 The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

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    7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

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    19 So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.

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    7 And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.

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