Proverbs

Proverbs 3:5–6

⁵Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

⁶in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will make your paths straight.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Trust	בְּטַ֣ח	bə·ṭaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H982 trust
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
with all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your heart	לִבֶּ֑ךָ	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and lean	תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃	tiš·šā·‘ên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8172 lean, support oneself
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
on	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
your own understanding	בִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗	bî·nā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H998 understanding

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your ways	דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
acknowledge Him	דָעֵ֑הוּ	ḏā·‘ê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3045 know
and He	וְ֝ה֗וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will make	יְיַשֵּׁ֥ר	yə·yaš·šêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
your paths	אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃	’ō·rə·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H734 way, path

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 3:5 Psalm 37:5 · Jeremiah 17:7–8 · Proverbs 28:26 · Psalm 37:3 · Psalm 62:8 · Isaiah 26:3–4 · Isaiah 12:2 · Psalm 37:7 · Proverbs 3:7 · Jeremiah 10:23 · 1 Corinthians 3:18–20 · Psalm 146:3–5

Proverbs 3:6 Proverbs 16:3 · Psalm 32:8 · Philippians 4:6 · Proverbs 16:9 · Jeremiah 10:23 · James 1:5 · Isaiah 30:21 · Isaiah 48:17 · Psalm 25:8–9 · Colossians 3:23 · Colossians 3:17 · Proverbs 23:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.