Proverbs 3:5
Trust the LORD with your whole heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Inner Chamber ·
The Heart and the Understanding cites Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 The chief object of the book of Proverbs is to teach knowledge and discretion, and to…
- Orthodoxy (For Teens) ·
Thinking in Circles cites Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5 (KJV) Chesterton starts with a surprising idea. Most people think that too much…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Ten Key Scriptures for Students cites Proverbs 3:5-6
…find a short reflection, a prayer, and a practical way to apply it in your daily life. 1. Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all…
- The Life of Trust ·
A New Victory of Faith cites Prov. iii. 5
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Prov. iii. 5, 6. By the grace of God I do acknowledge the Lord in my ways, and in this thing in…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Elisabeth Elliot — The Widow Who Returned to the Killers cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5–6, NIV). She had not understood the path that led through Jim’s death and into the Huaorani…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Proverbs 3:5–6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Gladys Aylward — The Unlikely Missionary Who Walked by Faith cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5–6, NIV). Her path had been anything but straightforward by human logic, yet from God’s…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…Maker of heaven and earth.” Mark 9:23 — “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Proverbs 3:5–6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all…
- Waiting on God ·
With the Heart cites Proverbs 3: 5
…and it is only as this is understood that waiting on God will bring its full blessing. Proverbs 3: 5 may help to make my meaning plain. Speaking of a life in the fear and favor of God, it…
- Clothed with Strength and Dignity ·
Hiding God's Word in Your Heart cites Proverbs 3:5
…know by heart. Write them down. Learn them this year. John 3:16. Romans 8:28. Psalm 23. Proverbs 3:5 and 6. Proverbs 31:30. Isaiah 41:10. Philippians 4:6 and 7. Philippians 4:13. Second…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Her Life cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6 The waiting years. What followed was one of the slowest courtships in the annals of…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix a: Lessons from the Life of Amy Carmichael cites Proverbs 3:5
…sent. “Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5, ASV). 8. Do Not Let Your Clothes Get in the Way A pair of fur gloves taught her that…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
Stepping Stones cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6 Stepping Stones is Evans’s own story, but it is also a book of teaching. He wrote it, he…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
How Do I Know God’s Will for My Life? cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5–6). Notice who straightens the path. Not you. You can’t wreck God’s plan by accident Some…
- With Christ in the School of Prayer ·
George Müller, and the Secret of His Power in Prayer cites Prov. iii. 5
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths” (Prov. iii. 5, 6). By the grace of God I do acknowledge the Lord in all my ways, and in this thing in…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 6 ·
Day 4 — Straight Paths cites Proverbs 3:5–6
…understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 (BSB) Imagine you’re hiking in a thick forest you’ve never been to before. There are…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Abandonment cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6 The past, the future and the present Her most memorable summary of what abandonment looks…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
The Four Voices of Guidance cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Think of a decision in front of you. Test it by the four…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice cites PROVERBS 3:5
…Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. PROVERBS 3:5 What followed was an hour of facing every fear. She saw the ship wrecked in a storm…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
A Reader’s Guide to Hannah Whitall Smith cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
How to Succeed in the Christian Life cites PROVERBS 3:5–6
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5–6 There is little in this handbook that needs qualification, apart from its occasional…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
March cites Prov. iii. 5
…“Follow me. “I have overcome for thee.” March 6 “Lean not unto thine own understanding” (Prov. iii. 5). Faith is hindered by reliance upon human wisdom, whether our own or the wisdom of…
- Memoirs of Mrs. Zilpha Elaw ·
England: London, Yorkshire and Lancashire cites Proverbs iii. 5
…design was apparently not the edification of their souls. I preached on that evening from Proverbs iii. 5, 6, and, under the sermons, their laughter was checked, and they hung down their heads…
- The Life of Trust ·
Stewardship cites Prov. iii. 5
…thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Prov. iii. 5, 6. Though these few remarks are written by one who never was in business himself, yet…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 9: Songs and Wise Words ·
Trust with All Your Heart cites Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5 Have you ever been in a dark room and had to find your way out? Or walked through a…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Prov. iii. 5
…own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." (Prov. iii. 5,6.) "The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the perverseness of transgressors…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
A Door Shut, a Door Opened cites Proverbs 3:5-6
…own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6, ASV Ceylon Amy Carmichael arrived in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in the late summer of 1894.…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 3:5-6
…sent her to India, where she would stay for fifty-five years. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 3:5-6; Acts 16:6-10. Reflection 1. Looking back, can you see guidance in what seemed at the…
- Amy Carmichael (For Teens) ·
False Starts cites Proverbs 3:5-6
…own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 (ASV) Amy reached Japan in the spring of 1893 and joined Barclay Buxton’s band at Matsue…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
The Word of God and Prayer cites Proverbs iii. 5-12
…would speedily be restored to health. * Psalm lxiii. 4, 8, 11. Subsequently, in reading Proverbs iii. 5-12, he was struck with the words, "Neither be weary of His correction." He felt that, though…