Proverbs 3:5

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
  • Jer 17:7-8 : 7 My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me. 8 They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
  • Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter!(Selah)
  • Isa 12:2 : 2 Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
  • Isa 26:3-4 : 3 You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you. 4 Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.
  • Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! 4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. 5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
  • 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.” 20 And again,“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.
  • Prov 22:19 : 19 So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.
  • Ps 115:9-9 : 9 O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector. 10 O family of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector. 11 You loyal followers of the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
  • Job 13:15 : 15 Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Food Sacrificed to Idols With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that“we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.
  • Eph 1:12 : 12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

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  • Prov 3:6-9
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    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

    7Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

    8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

    9Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

  • Prov 3:3-4
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    3Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

  • Prov 16:3
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    3Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

  • Ps 37:3-5
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    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

    4Then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will answer your prayers.

    5Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

  • Ps 118:8-9
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    8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

    9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Jer 17:5
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    5Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Ps 4:5
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    5Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the LORD!

  • Prov 5:1
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    1Admonition to Avoid Seduction to Evil My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

  • Ps 146:3
    72%

    3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

  • Prov 16:9
    72%

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 21:30
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    30There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.

  • Prov 4:25-26
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    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Prov 2:5
    71%

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

  • Isa 26:3-4
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    3You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Prov 22:19
    71%

    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

  • Prov 21:2
    71%

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Jer 10:23
    71%

    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

  • Ps 62:10
    71%

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

  • Prov 3:1
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    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • Ps 119:34
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    34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.

  • Prov 23:19
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    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 3:26
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    26for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 2:11
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    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 4:5
    70%

    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Ps 115:9
    70%

    9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.

  • Prov 23:4
    70%

    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Prov 8:5
    70%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Prov 3:23
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    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

  • Prov 7:3
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    3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.

  • Deut 6:5
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    5You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.

  • Eph 5:17
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    17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!