Proverbs 3:5
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 And grace and good understanding before God and men.
6In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
Cross References
Ezra 8:23And we fasted, and besought our God for this: and it fell out prosperously unto us.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Psalms 37:7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.
Psalms 115:9I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalms 146:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
Proverbs 22:19That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
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 →