Proverbs 28:26
בּוֹטֵחַ בְּלִבּוֹ הוּא כְסִיל וְהוֹלֵךְ בְּחָכְמָה הוּא יִמָּלֵֽט ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
25רְחַב ־ נֶפֶשׁ יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וּבוֹטֵחַ עַל ־ יְהוָה יְדֻשָּֽׁן ׃
27נוֹתֵן לָרָשׁ אֵין מַחְסוֹר וּמַעְלִים עֵינָיו רַב ־ מְאֵרֽוֹת ׃
Cross References
2 Kings 8:13וַיֹּאמֶר חֲזָהאֵל כִּי מָה עַבְדְּךָ הַכֶּלֶב כִּי יַעֲשֶׂה הַדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע הִרְאַנִי יְהוָה אֹתְךָ מֶלֶךְ עַל ־ אֲרָֽם ׃
Proverbs 3:5בְּטַח אֶל ־ יְהוָה בְּכָל ־ לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל ־ בִּֽינָתְךָ אַל ־ תִּשָּׁעֵֽן ׃
Proverbs 26:12רָאִיתָ אִישׁ חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
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 →