And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
Proverbs 28:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered. [James 1:5.] American Standard Version (1901) He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Common English Bible Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools, but those who walk in wisdom will be kept safe. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool. But whoever treads wisely, the same shall be saved. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved. |
And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak froward things;
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is desperately sick: who can know it?
because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:
and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.