KJV King James Version
[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 118:8
[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
WEB World English Bible
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.
ASV American Standard Version
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,
Surrounding context — Psalm 118
5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.
6 The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
8 [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
9 [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
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Cross-references
Psalm 40:4Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.Jeremiah 17:5-7Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.Psalm 62:8-9Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.Micah 7:5-7Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
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