Trusting Man
10 passages
- Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
Read it in context - Jeremiah 17:5–6
5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. 6He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
Read it in context - Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
Read it in context - Isaiah 2:22
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Read it in context - Psalm 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Read it in context - Jeremiah 9:4
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Read it in context - Proverbs 3:5–6
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Read it in context - Psalm 118:9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
Read it in context - Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Read it in context - Micah 7:5–6
5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. 6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
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