Proverbs 3:5-9
New King James Version
5 (A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
(B)And lean not on your own understanding;
6 (C)In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall [a]direct your paths.
7 Do not be wise in your own (D)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your [b]flesh,
And (E)strength[c] to your bones.
9 (F)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:6 Or make smooth or straight
- Proverbs 3:8 Body, lit. navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit. drink
Isaiah 26:3-4
New King James Version
3 You will keep him in perfect (A)peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
(B)For in Yah, the Lord, is [a]everlasting strength.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:4 Or Rock of Ages
Psalm 56:3-4
New King James Version
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
(A)I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
Jeremiah 17:7-8
New King James Version
7 “Blessed(A) is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be (B)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see
Isaiah 12:2
New King James Version
2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(A)‘For (B)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”
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