Verse 8

Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 40:4 : 4 O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.
  • Jer 17:5-7 : 5 Thus said Jehovah: Cursed `is' the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth. 6 And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited. 7 Blessed `is' the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.
  • Ps 62:8-9 : 8 Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God `is' a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Only -- vanity `are' the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity `are' lighter.
  • Mic 7:5-7 : 5 Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth. 6 For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each `are' the men of his house. 7 And I -- in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.