(A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and (B)do not lean on your own understanding.

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Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

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(A)Commit your way to the Lord;
    (B)trust in him, and he will act.

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Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(A) and he will do this:

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(A)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    (B)whose trust is the Lord.
(C)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(E)

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26 Whoever (A)trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

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26 Those who trust in themselves are fools,(A)
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.(B)

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(A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    (B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]

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  1. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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(A)Trust in him at all times, O people;
    (B)pour out your heart before him;
    God is (C)a refuge for us. Selah

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Trust in him at all times, you people;(A)
    pour out your hearts to him,(B)
    for God is our refuge.

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

(A)You keep him in perfect peace
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

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You will keep in perfect peace(A)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(B) in you.
Trust(C) in the Lord forever,(D)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock(E) eternal.

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(A)Put not your trust in princes,
    (B)in a son of man, in whom there is (C)no salvation.
When (D)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
    on that very day his plans perish.

(E)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose (F)hope is in the Lord his God,

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Do not put your trust in princes,(A)
    in human beings,(B) who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(C)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.(D)
Blessed are those(E) whose help(F) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

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23 (A)I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,
    that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

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Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
    it is not for them to direct their steps.(A)

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(A)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    (B)fret not yourself over the one who (C)prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. (B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (C)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (D)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, (E)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

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18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(A) by the standards of this age,(B) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(C) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(D) 20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Psalm 94:11

(A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    (B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)

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