Quotes About Failure

In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.

His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.

But Pharaohís protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egyptís shade your disgrace.

everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”

this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!

But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.

The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

There they will cry out: ëPharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.í

When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.

So all the kingís wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.

He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.