Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Psalm 37:5
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5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Proverbs 28:26
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26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish,
but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
Psalm 37:3
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Psalm 62:8
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8 O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge. Interlude
Isaiah 26:3-4
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3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
4 Trust in the Lord always,
for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Isaiah 12:2
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2 See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
Psalm 37:7
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7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Jeremiah 10:23
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Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
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18 Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”[a]
20 And again,
“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise;
he knows they are worthless.”[b]
Psalm 146:3-5
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3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Romans 12:16
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16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
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Psalm 125:1
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Psalm 125
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
Jeremiah 9:23
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23 This is what the Lord says:
“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.
Psalm 115:9-11
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9 O Israel, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord!
He is your helper and your shield.
Proverbs 22:19
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19 I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the Lord.
Job 13:15
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15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope.[a]
I am going to argue my case with him.
Footnotes
- 13:15 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text reads God might kill me, but I hope in him.
Proverbs 23:4
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4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
Ephesians 1:12
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12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
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