Proverbs 3:5 — Parallel Bible Study & Exegesis
Proverbs 3:5 commands total reliance on the wisdom of Yahweh: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." It calls the believer to surrender human self-sufficiency to divine counsel.
Proverbs 3:5 Side-by-Side Parallel Translations
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;”
בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵן׃
“Fa wo koma nyinaa bata Awurade ho, na nna wo tirim nyansa so.”
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Word Study
Batach (H982 — To trust boldly, be secure, throw oneself completely upon), Leb (H3820 — The core heart, will, intellect, and seat of affection), Binah (H998 — Human analytical understanding), Sha’an (H8172 — To lean, recline, or rely upon for support).