Proverbs 3:5
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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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Cross references
Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Read in contextJeremiah 17:7–8
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Read in contextProverbs 28:26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Read in contextPsalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Read in contextPsalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:3–4
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Read in contextPsalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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