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Proverbs 28:26
26If you trust your own thoughts, you are a fool. But if you live in a wise way, you will be safe from danger.
Proverbs 28:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
Context of Proverbs 28:26
24If anyone cheats his parents, he may say that he has done nothing wrong. But a person like that is as bad as a robber. 25Greedy people cause a lot of trouble. But someone who trusts the Lord will enjoy many good things. If you trust your own thoughts, you are a fool. But if you live in a wise way, you will be safe from danger. 27If you give things to poor people, you will still have enough for yourself. But everyone will curse you if you refuse to help poor people. 28When wicked people become powerful, everyone runs away to hide. But when wicked people lose their power, righteous people do well again.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:26 word by word
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:26
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord completely. Do not think that you understand things well enough for yourself.
- 2 Kings 8:13Hazael said, ‘I am only an ordinary man, sir. I am not more important than a dog! How could I ever do great things like that?’ Elisha answered, ‘The Lord has shown me that you will become the king of Syria.’
- Jeremiah 17:9A person's own mind deceives him, more than anything else does. Nobody can change it to be better. Nobody completely understands it.
- Mark 7:21Evil thoughts come out from people's minds. As a result they do wrong things. They have sex in wrong ways. They rob people. They murder people.
- Mark 14:27Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘All of you will turn away from me. It will happen as the Bible says: God says, “I will kill the shepherd who leads the sheep. Then the sheep will run away in different directions.” ’
- Romans 8:7If our weak human thoughts rule us, we become God's enemies. People like that do not want to obey God's Law. They are not even able to obey it.
- Job 28:28God said this to us humans: “If you want to be wise, learn to respect the Lord with fear. If you want to understand things properly, turn away from evil acts.” ’
- 2 Timothy 3:15Even when you were a child, you already knew the message of the Bible. The Bible has taught you how you can be truly wise. You understand that God saves you because you believe in Christ Jesus.
- James 1:5But maybe you need to know how to be wise. Then ask God to help you. He is ready to give everyone what they need. And he never says that it is wrong to ask. So God will help you to be wise.
- James 3:13Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? If so, show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool - For his heart, which is deceitful and desperately wicked, will infallibly deceive him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The contrast between the wisdom of him who trusts in the Lord, and the folly of self-trust.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 A fool trusts to his own strength, merit, and righteousness. And trusts to his own heart, which is not only deceitful above all things, but which has often deceived him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Wise people listen to others' advice, while those who only trust themselves act foolishly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. (Compare Pr 3:6-8). walketh wisely--that is, trusting in God (Pr 22:17-19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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