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Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart,.... Not in a creature, the best, the holiest, and the highest; not in any creature enjoyment, as riches, strength, and wisdom; nor in any outward privilege,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In preaching “trust in God” the moralist anticipates the teaching that man is justified by faith. To confide in God’s will, the secret of all true greatness, is to rise out of all our anxieties and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 3:1-6

We are here taught to live a life of communion with God; and without controversy great is this mystery of godliness, and of great consequence to us, and, as is here shown, will be of unspeakable…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

unto Rather, upon, R.V. The confidence is to be complete both in degree and in extent: "with allthy heart," "in allthy ways." This teaching of trust in God, "anticipates," as the Speaker's…