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Proverbs 3

Prov. 3:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Trust
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
in the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
with all thine heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
; and lean
sha`an (Hebrew #8172)
to support one's self
KJV usage: lean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.
Pronounce: shaw-an'
Origin: a primitive root
noth unto thine own understanding
biynah (Hebrew #998)
understanding
KJV usage: knowledge , meaning, X perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: bee-naw'
Origin: from 995
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Jer. 10:23• 23I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. (Jer. 10:23)
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Rom. 12:16• 16Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes: (Rom. 12:16)

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Prov. 22:19• 19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. (Prov. 22:19)
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Job 13:15• 15Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him. (Job 13:15)
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Psa. 37:3,5,7• 3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
 5Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring it to pass;
 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. (Psa. 37:3,5,7)
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Psa. 62:8• 8Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 62:8)
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Psa. 115:9‑11• 9O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
 10House of Aaron, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
 11Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. (Psa. 115:9‑11)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A Song of degrees. They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 146:3‑5• 3Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
 4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.
 5Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, (Psa. 146:3‑5)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 26:3‑4• 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee.
 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:3‑4)
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Jer. 17:7‑8• 7Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is.
 8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit. (Jer. 17:7‑8)
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Eph. 1:12• 12that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ: (Eph. 1:12)
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Prov. 3:7• 7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: (Prov. 3:7)
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Prov. 23:4• 4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: (Prov. 23:4)
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Prov. 28:26• 26He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. (Prov. 28:26)
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Jer. 9:23• 23Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty glory in his might; let not the rich glory in his riches: (Jer. 9:23)
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Jer. 10:23• 23I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. (Jer. 10:23)
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Rom. 12:16• 16Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes: (Rom. 12:16)
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1 Cor. 3:18‑20• 18Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.
 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.
 20And again, The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain. (1 Cor. 3:18‑20)
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1 Cor. 8:1‑2• 1But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
 2If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it. (1 Cor. 8:1‑2)
• Confidence in self is like leaning on a broken reed….(Matt. 6:22). (“Proverbs Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligencek;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "discernment," as ch. 2.3.