Proverbs 3:5
Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In Context
4and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
6in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
Cross References
Ezra 8:23And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.
Psalms 37:3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
Psalms 115:9O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 146:3Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Proverbs 22:19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:2-7
Communion Conferred by Wisdom. 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We are… Read the whole commentary →