Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed is the man who trusts in LORD, and whose trust LORD is.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

In Context

6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.

8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green, and shall not be worried in the year of drought, nor shall cease from yieldi

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Cross References

Psalms 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

Psalms 34:8O taste and see that LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Psalms 84:12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee.

Psalms 146:5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in LORD his God,

Isaiah 26:3Thou will keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee], because he trusts in thee.

Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of LORD.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:6-12

True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. ( b. c. 605.) 5 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord . 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,… Read the whole commentary →

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