Proverbs 3:5 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

Proverbs 3:4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trust", "jehovah", "heart", "thine", "understanding", and "lean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trust" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And find grace and good understanding In..." into verse 6's "In all thy ways know thou Him...", so "trust" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "trust" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.