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Proverbs 3:5

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3 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

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BSB
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
WEB
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
ASV
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
DARBY
Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
BLB
Put your trust unto YHWH with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding.
ÅB
Sett din lit til Herren av hele ditt hjerte, og stol ikke på din forstand!
OTB
Stol fullt og fast på Herren, av hele ditt hjerte, og støtt deg ikke til din egen forstand.
B1930
Sett din lit til Herren av hele ditt hjerte, og stol ikke på din forstand!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Trusting God does not mean ceasing to think, but letting him have the last word.

Context: Verse 6 continues: in all your ways acknowledge him.

See also: Proverbs 3:6, Psalms 37:5

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