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Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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בְּטַ֣חbetachbe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be bold”, a commandH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).לִבֶּ֑ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗binatekhaunderstandingבִּינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “understanding”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּשָּׁעֵֽןtishaenleanשָׁעַןverb, niphal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lean”, a wish or indirect commandH8172to support one's selflean, lie, rely, rest (on, self), stay.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Young’s Literal Translation

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

World English Bible

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Darby Translation

Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;

Douay-Rheims

Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἴσθι πεποιθὼς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ ἐπὶ Θεῷ, ἐπὶ δὲ σῇ σοφίᾳ μὴ ἐπαίρου.