17 Bible Verses About Self-Confidence

Proverbs and Jeremiah warn against trusting in yourself and direct confidence to God. Proverbs 28:26 calls those who trust in themselves fools, Jeremiah 17:7 blesses the one “whose confidence is in” the LORD, and in 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 Paul says his competence “comes from God.” Philippians 4:13 and 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 describe strength that comes from outside the self, and Joshua 1:9 and Isaiah 41:10 ground the command not to fear in God’s presence. In Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 10:35 and…