(A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.

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(A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.

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Thus says the Lord:

(A)“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes (B)flesh his [a]strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Lit. arm

(A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.

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(A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
(B)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.

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