Jeremiah 17:7

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.

World English Bible Classic

In The King James Version

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

In Context

6For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land.

8For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:12Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

Psalms 34:8Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Psalms 84:12LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Psalms 146:5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

Isaiah 26:3You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave among you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the LORD’s name.

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 →

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