Proverbs 3:5
King James Version
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 in context
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
What does Proverbs 3:5 mean?
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Cross-references
Other passages that echo or illuminate Proverbs 3:5.
- Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
- Psalm 37:5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
- Isaiah 26:3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
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