Proverbs 3:5
“¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and leaue not vnto thine owne vnderstanding.”
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Proverbs 3:5 Context
3Let not mercy and trueth forsake thee: bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart. 4So shalt thou find fauour, and good vnderstanding in the sight of God, and man. 5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and leaue not vnto thine owne vnderstanding. 6In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy pathes. 7¶ Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- King James Version
Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
- Basic English Bible
Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
- Darby Bible
Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.
- Webster's Bible
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.
- World English Bible
Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Commentary for Proverbs 3:5
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Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 3:5
3:5 Trust - Wholly rely upon God's promises and providences. Lean not - Under this one kind of carnal confidence, he understands all other confidence in bodily strength, wealth, or friends.