Psalms 40:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.”
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“Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 40:4 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- Psalms 33:3Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Psalms 71:6I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
- Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Isaiah 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
- Romans 15:12And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
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