Psalm 146:3
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3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.(A)
Psalm 118:8-9
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8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.(A)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.(B)
Jeremiah 17:5-6
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5 Thus says the Lord:
Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals
and make mere flesh their strength,
whose hearts turn away from the Lord.(A)
6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert
and shall not see when relief comes.
They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.(B)
Isaiah 2:22
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22 [[Turn away from mortals,
who have only breath in their nostrils,
for of what account are they?]][a](A)
Psalm 108:12
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12 O grant us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
Isaiah 37:6
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6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master: Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me.(A)
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Isaiah 31:3
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3 The Egyptians are human and not God;
their horses are flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
the helper will stumble, and the one helped will fall,
and they will all perish together.(A)
Psalm 62:9
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9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(A)
Psalm 60:11
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11 O grant us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless.(A)
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