Proverbs 28:26
He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 8:13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria.
Proverbs 3:5Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Proverbs 26:12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Romans 8:7Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God; for neither indeed can it be:
James 1:5But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:26
25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. Note, 1. Those make themselves lean, and continually unquiet, that are haughty and quarrelsome, for they are opposed to those that shall be made fat: He that is of a proud heart, that is conceited of himself and looks with a contempt upon all about him, that cannot bear either competition or contradiction, he stirs up strife, makes mischief, and creates disturbance to himself and every body else. 2.… Read the whole commentary →