Psalms 118:8

In 11 translations

BSB

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

KJV

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

WEB

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.

ASV

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

LSV

Better to take refuge in YHWH, || Than to trust in man,

YLT

Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

DBY

It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in man;

DRC117:8

It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.

GNV

It is better to trust in the Lord, then to haue confidence in man.

JPS

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

LXXE117:8

It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man.

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Original-language editions

WLC

ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃

LXX-Br117:8

Ἀγαθὸν πεποιθέναι ἐπὶ Κύριον, ἢ πεποιθέναι ἐπʼ ἄνθρωπον.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
• Jeremiah 17:5–7This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He…
• Psalms 62:8–9Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
• Micah 7:5–7Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her…

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