Verse 26

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely shall be delivered.

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  • Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
  • Jas 3:13-18 : 13 Who is wise and endowed with knowledge among you? Let him show by good conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
  • 2 Kgs 8:13 : 13 And Hazael said, "But what, is your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?" And Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you shall be king over Syria."
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.
  • Mark 14:27-31 : 27 And Jesus said to them, All of you will be offended because of me this night, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But after I am risen, I will go before you to Galilee. 29 But Peter said to him, Although all shall be offended, yet I will not. 30 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. 31 But he spoke more vehemently, If I should die with you, I will not deny you in any case. Likewise also said they all.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.