Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In Context
4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Cross References
Ezra 8:23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Proverbs 22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
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 →