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confidence

Meaning of “confidence”

Sense 1: Trust, assurance, boldness, or settled reliance. Sense 2: The person or thing in which trust is placed.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
38 occurrences38 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:26

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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.
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1611 witness · Judges 9:26 · retained source text

And Gaal the sonne of Ebed came with his brethren, and went ouer to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

2 Kings 18:19
And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:19 · retained source text

And Rabshakeh said vnto them, Speake yee now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

Job 4:6
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
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1611 witness · Job 4:6 · retained source text

Is not this thy feare, thy confidence; the vprightnesse of thy wayes and thy hope?

Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
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1611 witness · Job 18:14 · retained source text

His confidence shalbe rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrours.

1611 marginal noteCha. 8.14. and 11.20. psa. 112.10. pro. 10.28.

Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
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1611 witness · Job 31:24 · retained source text

If I haue made golde my hope, or haue said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence:

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:
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1611 witness · Psalms 65:5 · retained source text

By terrible things in righteousnesse, wilt thou answere vs, O God of our saluation: who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are a farre off vpon the sea.

Psalms 118:8
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
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1611 witness · Psalms 118:8 · retained source text

It is better to trust in the LORD: then to put confidence in man.

Psalms 118:9
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
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1611 witness · Psalms 118:9 · retained source text

It is better to trust in the LORD: then to put confidence in Princes.

1611 marginal notePsal. 146.2.

Proverbs 3:26
For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 3:26 · retained source text

For the LORD shalbe thy confidence, and shall keepe thy foote from being taken.

Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 14:26 · retained source text

In the feare of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall haue a place of refuge.

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