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Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don`t lean on your own understanding.
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Trust God, Not Yourself
Commentators stress that this verse commands a radical shift in reliance. Instead of trusting in our own wisdom, plans, wealth, or even religious efforts, we are to place our confidence entirely in the Lord. Matthew Henry describes our own understanding as a "broken reed" that will inevitably fail us when we lean on it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 al…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Not in a creature, the best, the holiest, and the highest; not in any creature enj…
In the way of believing obedience to God's commandments, health and peace may commonly be enjoyed; and though our days may not be long on earth, we…
