Topic
Presumption
117 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 11:4Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Builders of Babel
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
- Numbers 14:44Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Israelites, in ascending to the top of the hill against the Amalekites
But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
- Numbers 15:30Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
¶ But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
- Numbers 16:3Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the…
- 1 Samuel 6:19Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Men of Beth-shemesh
¶ And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
- 2 Samuel 6:6Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
¶ And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
- 1 Kings 13:4Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Jeroboam
And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he…
- 2 Chronicles 26:16Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Uzziah
¶ But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
- 2 Chronicles 32:13Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Sennacherib
Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?
- 2 Chronicles 32:14Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Sennacherib
Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
- Job 15:25Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
- Psalms 19:13Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
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- Psalms 131:1 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 65:5 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Luke 14:7–11 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Luke 18:11 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Acts 5:36 Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Theudas
- Acts 19:13 Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — The sons of Sceva
- Acts 19:14 Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — The sons of Sceva
- Romans 1:32 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 2 Peter 2:10 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Genesis 3:1–5 Nave INSTANCES OF — Satan, when he said to Eve, “You will surely not die,”
- Genesis 18:23–32 Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham, in questioning about Sodom
- Exodus 5:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Exodus 14:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Exodus 14:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Exodus 17:2 Nave INSTANCES OF — Complaining at Meribah
- Exodus 17:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Leviticus 10:1 Nave INSTANCES OF — Nadab and Abihu
- Leviticus 10:2 Nave INSTANCES OF — Nadab and Abihu
- Numbers 11:11–15 Nave INSTANCES OF — Moses, in rebuking Jehovah
- Numbers 11:22 Nave INSTANCES OF — Moses, in rebuking Jehovah
- Numbers 14:45 Nave INSTANCES OF — Israelites, in ascending to the top of the hill against the Amalekites
- Numbers 16:7 Torrey Exemplified — Korah &c
- Numbers 16:41 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Numbers 21:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 6:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 18:22 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Pretending to prophecy
- Deuteronomy 29:19 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 29:20 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Samuel 13:8–14 Nave INSTANCES OF — Saul, in sacrificing
- 1 Samuel 15:3 Nave INSTANCES OF — Sparing the Amalekites
- 1 Samuel 15:9–23 Nave INSTANCES OF — Sparing the Amalekites
- 2 Samuel 6:7 Nave INSTANCES OF — Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
- 2 Samuel 6:8 Nave INSTANCES OF — David' s anger on account of Uzzah' s death
- 2 Samuel 24:1–17 Nave INSTANCES OF — David, in numbering Israel
- 1 Kings 20:10 Nave INSTANCES OF — Ben-hadad
- 1 Kings 20:19 Torrey Exemplified — Benhadad
- 1 Kings 20:28 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Kings 22:24 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Job 3:1–26 Nave INSTANCES OF — Job, in cursing the day of his birth
- Job 4:1–21 Nave INSTANCES OF — Reproved by Eliphaz
- Job 5:1–27 Nave INSTANCES OF — Reproved by Eliphaz
- Job 15:26 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Opposing God
- Proverbs 12:15 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Esteeming our own ways right
- Proverbs 18:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 18:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 25:6 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 25:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 5:18–25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 10:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 14:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 14:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 28:14–18 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 28:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 29:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 29:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 29:20 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 45:9 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 45:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 58:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Jeremiah 23:34 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Hosea 12:8 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Self-righteousness
- Jonah 4:1–8 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jonah
- Malachi 1:6 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Malachi 1:7 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Malachi 1:12 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Malachi 3:7 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Malachi 3:8 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Malachi 3:13 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reviling God
- Matthew 4:5–7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 16:21–23 Nave INSTANCES OF — In objecting to Jesus' statement that Jesus must be killed
- Matthew 19:13 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus
- Matthew 26:8 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
- Matthew 26:9 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
- Matthew 27:42 Nave INSTANCES OF — Those who reviled Jesus
- Matthew 27:43 Nave INSTANCES OF — Those who reviled Jesus
- Mark 8:32 Nave INSTANCES OF — In objecting to Jesus' statement that Jesus must be killed
- Mark 10:13 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus
- Mark 10:14 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus
- Mark 14:4 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
- Mark 14:5 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
- Mark 15:29–32 Nave INSTANCES OF — Those who reviled Jesus
- Luke 4:9–11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 8:45 Nave INSTANCES OF — In reflecting upon his knowledge when he asked, amid a throng, who touched Jesus
- Luke 9:54 Nave INSTANCES OF — James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans
- Luke 12:18–20 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 12:18 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Planning for the future
- Luke 18:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 18:15 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus
- John 7:3–5 Nave INSTANCES OF — Reproving Jesus
- John 12:5 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
- John 13:8 Nave INSTANCES OF — In objecting to Jesus washing Peter' s feet
- John 21:20–22 Nave INSTANCES OF — In asking Jesus, “What will this man do?”
- Romans 9:20 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 9:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 10:9–12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Torrey A characteristic of Antichrist
- James 4:13–16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- James 4:13 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Planning for the future
- 2 Peter 2:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 3 John 1:1 Nave INSTANCES OF — Diotrephes
- 3 John 1:9 Torrey Exemplified — Diotrephes
- Revelation 3:17 Torrey EXHIBITED IN — Self-righteousness
- Revelation 18:7 Torrey Punishment for
- Revelation 18:8 Torrey Punishment for
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 105 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ex 5:2; 14:11,12; 17:7; Nu 15:30; 16:41; 21:5; De 6:16; 29:19,20; 1Ki 20:28; 22:24; Job 15:25; Ps 19:13; 131:1; Pr 18:12,13; 25:6,7; Isa 5:18-25; 10:15; 14:13,14; 28:14-18,22; 29:15,16,20; 45:9,10; 58:3; 65:5; Jer 23:34; Mt 4:5-7; Lu 4:9-11; 12:18-20; 14:7-11; 18:11,12; Ro 1:32; 9:20,21; 1Co 10:9-12; 2Th 2:3; Jas 4:13-16; 2Pe 2:10,11
- → INSTANCES OF
- Satan, when he said to Eve, “You will surely not die,” Ge 3:1-5
- Builders of Babel Ge 11:4
- Abraham, in questioning about Sodom Ge 18:23-32
- Moses, in rebuking Jehovah Nu 11:11-15,22
- Nadab and Abihu Le 10:1,2
- Israelites, in ascending to the top of the hill against the Amalekites Nu 14:44,45
- Complaining at Meribah Ex 17:2,7
- In reviling God Mal 1:6,7,12; 3:7,8,13
- Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Nu 16:3
- Saul, in sacrificing 1Sa 13:8-14
- Sparing the Amalekites 1Sa 15:3,9-23
- Men of Beth-shemesh 1Sa 6:19
- Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant 2Sa 6:6,7
- David' s anger on account of Uzzah' s death 2Sa 6:8
- David, in numbering Israel 2Sa 24:1-17
- Jeroboam 1Ki 13:4
- Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:10
- Uzziah 2Ch 26:16
- Sennacherib 2Ch 32:13,14
- Job, in cursing the day of his birth Job 3
- Reproved by Eliphaz Job 4; 5
- Jonah Jon 4:1-8
- Peter
- In objecting to Jesus' statement that Jesus must be killed Mt 16:21-23; Mr 8:32
- In reflecting upon his knowledge when he asked, amid a throng, who touched Jesus Lu 8:45
- In objecting to Jesus washing Peter' s feet Joh 13:8
- In asking Jesus, “What will this man do?” Joh 21:20-22
- The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus Mt 19:13; Mr 10:13,14; Lu 18:15
- The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus Mt 26:8,9; Mr 14:4,5; Joh 12:5
- Reproving Jesus Joh 7:3-5
- James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans Lu 9:54
- Those who reviled Jesus Mt 27:42,43; Mr 15:29-32
- Theudas Ac 5:36
- The sons of Sceva Ac 19:13,14
- Diotrephes 3Jo 1:9
- See BLASPHEMY, which is presumption
- See MOCKING
- See PRIDE
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.