It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.
Parallel translations
- KJV It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
- BSB It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- NKJV It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man.
- NASB It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people.
- NLT It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 40:4Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- Jer 17:5–7Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
- Ps 62:8–9Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Mic 7:5–7Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
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