Proverbs 3:5“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
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Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
The most quoted line of Proverbs: trust God with everything you have, and don't rely on your own understanding.
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What does Proverbs 3:5 mean?
It contrasts two ways of knowing: self-reliance (“lean not unto thine own understanding”) against trust in the LORD “with all thine heart”. The next verse promises that God will direct the paths of those who acknowledge him.
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This is the King James Version (1611) — the classic English translation, in the public domain and free to read and quote.
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