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confidence, trust

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The trust and boldness that faith in God and His word gives. “In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence”; “The Lord shall be thy confidence” (Prov. 3:26²⁶For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. (Proverbs 3:26); Prov. 14:26²⁶In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. (Proverbs 14:26)). “We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our ‘assurance’ firm unto the end” (Heb. 3:14¹⁴For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; (Hebrews 3:14)). In contrast to this the “fearful” are classed with the “unbelieving” (Rev. 21:8⁸But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4006 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

πεποίθησις

Transliteration:

pepoithesis

Phonic:

pep-oy’-thay-sis

Meaning:

from the perfect of the alternate of 3958; reliance

KJV Usage:

confidence, trust