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King James Bible — Proverbs 3:5 Quotes associated with Proverbs: Context & Meanings

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Proverbs 3:5 in the 1611 King James Version tradition

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Religious trust, humility, guidance, wisdom and the limits of relying solely on one’s own understanding.

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“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

Proverbs · King James Bible — Proverbs 3:5 · 1611 translation

Within Proverbs’ religious framework, trust is directed toward God rather than treated as unlimited confidence in one’s own judgment, pairing faith with humility about the limits of personal understanding.

Source note: King James Version, Proverbs 3:5. This is explicitly religious wisdom literature; this collection keeps its theological trust context visible instead of converting it into generic self-help advice.