Proverbs 28:26 · KJV
“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.”
— Proverbs 28:26
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Proverbs 28 — Context
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, {It is} no transgression; the same {is} the companion of a destroyer. {a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying}
25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart {is} deceitful above all {things}, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.
Romans 8:7
Because the carnal mind {is} enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. {the carnal...: Gr. the minding of the flesh}
James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all {men} liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James 3:13-18
Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Mark 7:21-23
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: {covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses}
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.