Proverbs 3:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:5 : 5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
  • Jer 17:7-8 : 7 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
  • Ps 62:8 : 8 Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)
  • Isa 12:2 : 2 See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.
  • Isa 26:3-4 : 3 The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you. 4 Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
  • Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end. 5 Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs: 20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
  • Prov 22:19 : 19 So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.
  • Ps 115:9-9 : 9 O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate. 10 O house of Aaron, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate. 11 You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
  • Job 13:15 : 15 Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength. 2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
  • Eph 1:12 : 12 So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 3:6-9
    4 verses
    82%

    6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

    7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

    8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

    9 Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

  • Prov 3:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 16:3
    76%

    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

  • Ps 37:3-5
    3 verses
    76%

    3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

    4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

    5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.

  • Ps 118:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

    9 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

  • Prov 28:26
    74%

    26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

  • Jer 17:5
    73%

    5 This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord.

  • Prov 2:2
    73%

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Ps 4:5
    72%

    5 Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.

  • Prov 5:1
    72%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Ps 146:3
    72%

    3 Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

  • Prov 16:9
    72%

    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Prov 4:7
    72%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 21:30
    72%

    30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

  • Prov 4:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

    26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

  • Prov 2:5
    71%

    5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

  • Ps 40:4
    71%

    4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • Isa 26:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

    4 Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.

  • Prov 22:19
    71%

    19 So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.

  • Prov 21:2
    71%

    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Jer 10:23
    71%

    23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

  • Ps 62:10
    71%

    10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

  • Prov 3:1
    71%

    1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

  • Ps 119:34
    70%

    34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

  • Prov 23:17
    70%

    17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 3:26
    70%

    26 For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.

  • Prov 20:24
    70%

    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • Prov 2:11
    70%

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 4:5
    70%

    5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

  • Ps 115:9
    70%

    9 O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

  • Prov 23:4
    70%

    4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

  • Prov 8:5
    70%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Prov 3:23
    70%

    23 Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

  • Prov 29:25
    70%

    25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

  • Prov 7:3
    70%

    3 Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.

  • Deut 6:5
    70%

    5 And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

  • Eph 5:17
    69%

    17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

  • Mic 7:5
    69%

    5 Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.