Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.2. (n.) That in which faith is put or reliance had. 3. (n.) The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed. 4. (n.) Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them. 5. (n.) Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. 6. (n.) Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted. 7. (n.) Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatic; impudent; presumptuous. 8. (n.) Giving occasion for confidence. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia CONFIDENCEkon'-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 Psalm 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; Job 31:24 Proverbs 21:22, etc. Greek 4006. pepoithesis -- confidence ... confidence. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pepoithesis Phonetic Spelling: (pep-oy'-thay-sis) Short Definition: confidence, trust Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4006.htm - 7k 3954. parresia -- freedom of speech, confidence 3982. peitho -- to persuade, to have confidence 5287. hupostasis -- a support, substance, steadiness, hence ... 4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness 2292. tharreo -- to be of good courage 4136. plerophoria -- full assurance 5112. tolmeroteron -- boldly 1680. elpis -- expectation, hope 3126. mamonas -- riches Strong's Hebrew 3690. kislah -- stupidity, confidence... 3689, 3690. kislah. 3691 . stupidity, confidence. Transliteration: kislah Phonetic Spelling: (kis-law') Short Definition: confidence. ... /hebrew/3690.htm - 6k 4009. mibtach -- confidence 3689. kesel -- loins, stupidity, confidence 986. bittachon -- trust 983. betach -- security 982. batach -- to trust 985. bitchah -- a trust 5869. ayin -- an eye 1466. gevah -- pride 4723. miqveh -- a hope Library 'Quietness and Confidence' Whether Confidence Belongs to Magnanimity? Confidence. Confidence in God. Confidence in God. March 22. "Hold Fast the Confidence and the Rejoicing of the Hope ... Christian Confidence and Stability. Of Having Confidence in God when Evil Words are Cast at Us An Objection that the Confidence of Being Thus Heard as Described ... Songs of the Cross the Christian's Confidence. Thesaurus Confidence (103 Occurrences)... 7. (n.) Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatic; impudent; presumptuous. 8. (n.) Giving occasion for confidence. Int. ...CONFIDENCE. ... /c/confidence.htm - 39k Self-confidence (2 Occurrences) Assurance (16 Occurrences) Boldness (25 Occurrences) Credit (39 Occurrences) Confided (17 Occurrences) Reliance (6 Occurrences) Trust (201 Occurrences) Rabshakeh (15 Occurrences) Quietness (15 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Confidence (103 Occurrences)Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness, Acts 26:26 for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner; Acts 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. Romans 2:19 and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, 1 Corinthians 7:25 Concerning unmarried women I have no command to give you from the Lord; but I offer you my opinion, which is that of a man who, through the Lord's mercy, is deserving of your confidence. 2 Corinthians 1:9 Nay, we had, as we still have, the sentence of death within our own selves, in order that our confidence may repose, not on ourselves, but on God who raised the dead to life. 2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you; 2 Corinthians 1:15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit; 2 Corinthians 2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you. 2 Corinthians 3:4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God; 2 Corinthians 5:6 We have therefore a cheerful confidence. We know that while we are at home in the body we are banished from the Lord; 2 Corinthians 5:8 So we have a cheerful confidence, and we anticipate with greater delight being banished from the body and going home to the Lord. 2 Corinthians 7:4 I have great confidence in you: very loudly do I boast of you. I am filled with comfort: my heart overflows with joy amid all our affliction. 2 Corinthians 7:16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. 2 Corinthians 8:22 We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you. 2 Corinthians 9:4 for fear that, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to say you yourselves--should be put to the blush in respect to this confidence. 2 Corinthians 10:2 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Do ye look at what concerns appearance? If any one has confidence in himself that he is of Christ, let him think this again in himself, that even as he is of Christ, so also are we. 2 Corinthians 11:17 That which I speak, I don't speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. Galatians 5:10 I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is. Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him. Philippians 1:6 having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day: Philippians 1:7 And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself. Philippians 1:14 and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold -- fearlessly to speak the word. Philippians 1:25 Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, Philippians 1:26 that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh; Philippians 3:4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more: 2 Thessalonians 3:4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command. 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Philemon 1:8 Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, Philemon 1:21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say. Hebrews 3:6 but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end. Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end: Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need. Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, Hebrews 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. Hebrews 11:1 And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, 1 Peter 1:21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God. 1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 1 John 4:17 Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the world. 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, will not thy countenance look up with confidence? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Deuteronomy 33:28 And Israel doth tabernacle 'in' confidence alone; The eye of Jacob 'is' unto a land of corn and wine; Also His heavens drop down dew. Judges 9:26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 1 Kings 4:25 And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon. 2 Kings 18:19 Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah,'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, "What confidence is this in which you trust? 2 Chronicles 32:8 with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Yahweh our God to help us, and to fight our battles. The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 32:10 Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, In whom do you trust, that you abide the siege in Jerusalem? Nehemiah 6:16 It happened, when all our enemies heard of it, that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was worked of our God. Job 4:6 Isn't your piety your confidence? Isn't the integrity of your ways your hope? Job 8:14 Whose confidence shall break apart, Whose trust is a spider's web. Job 11:18 And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about thee, thou shalt take rest in safety. Job 12:6 At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought. Job 15:27 For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over 'his' confidence. Job 18:14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. Job 22:29 When they cast down, you shall say,'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person. Job 24:23 He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes 'are' on their ways. Job 29:24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face. Job 31:24 "If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold,'You are my confidence;' Job 39:11 Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him? Psalms 4:8 In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell! Psalms 40:4 Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies. Psalms 44:6 For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. Psalms 49:13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah. Psalms 52:7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. Psalms 56:4 In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me? Psalms 56:11 In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me? Psalms 62:10 Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. Psalms 65:5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: Psalms 71:5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth. Psalms 78:7 That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments, Psalms 118:8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. Psalms 118:9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes. Psalms 146:3 Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Proverbs 1:32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them. Proverbs 3:26 for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken. Proverbs 3:32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright. Proverbs 11:13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. Proverbs 20:19 He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide. Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence. Proverbs 22:19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. Proverbs 25:9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another; Proverbs 25:19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot. Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected. Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure. Ecclesiastes 9:4 But 'to' him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it 'is' better than to the dead lion. Isaiah 14:30 And delighted have the first-born of the poor, And the needy in confidence lie down, And I have put to death with famine thy root, And thy remnant it slayeth. Isaiah 20:5 And they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast. Isaiah 20:6 And the inhabitants of this coast shall say in that day, Behold, such is our confidence, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape? Isaiah 30:15 For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, "You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence." You refused, Isaiah 32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever. Isaiah 36:4 Rabshakeh said to them, "Now tell Hezekiah,'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, "What confidence is this in which you trust? Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is. Jeremiah 39:18 for I will certainly save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thou shalt have thy life for a prey; for thou hast put thy confidence in me, saith Jehovah. Jeremiah 48:13 Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. Jeremiah 49:31 Rise ye, go up unto a nation at rest, Dwelling confidently, an affirmation of Jehovah, It hath no two-leaved doors nor bar, Alone they do dwell. Subtopics Confidence: Betrayed: Abner, by Joab Confidence: Betrayed: Ahimelech, by David Confidence: Betrayed: Amasa, by Joab Confidence: Betrayed: Eglon, by Ehud Confidence: Betrayed: Joshua, by the Gibeonites Confidence: Betrayed: The Worshipers of Baal, by Jehu Select Readings: Confidence in God Related Terms Self-confidence (2 Occurrences) Unchangeableness (1 Occurrence) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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