Jeremiah 17:7
A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 2:12For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
Psalms 34:8\34:7\The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
Psalms 84:12\84:11\The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.
Psalms 146:5Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
Isaiah 26:3The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.
Zephaniah 3:12But I will still have among you a quiet and poor people, and they will put their faith in the name of the 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 →