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Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not rely on your own insight.(A)

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

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

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

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Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
    whose trust is the Lord.(A)
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
    sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
    and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
    and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)

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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 Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
    but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.

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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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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    live in the land and enjoy security.(A)

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

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

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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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Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
    in peace because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
    for in the Lord God[a]
    you have an everlasting rock.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 26.4 Heb in Yah, the Lord

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

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  1. 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT 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

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
    do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
    over those who carry out evil devices.(A)

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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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23 I know, O Lord, that the way of humans is not in their control,
    that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.(A)

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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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18 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.(A) 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,

“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”(B)

20 and again,

“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

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)

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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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Do not put your trust in princes,
    in mortals, in whom there is no help.(A)
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
    on that very day their plans perish.(B)

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(C)

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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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