Proverbs 3:5

Modern

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

Traditional

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Literal

Put your trust unto YHWH with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding.

Latin

Habe fiduciam in Domino ex toto corde tuo, et ne innitaris prudentiæ tuæ.

Hebrew

English

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

On the journey to wisdom, God guides us through the wisdom in his word.

The Lord blesses people who trust him and seek his guidance. His correction helps those who follow him.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Jeremiah 17:7–8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
1 Corinthians 3:18–20
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Psalm 146:3–5
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.