Proverb 3:5

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the bible isn't made to have people act good it is made to make people believe there doing the right thing when they do what some priests tells them to do. this verse is just a remanant of the origanal mesage of jezus left in there to confuse the reader.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not upon your own understanding." (NIV)

I would like to initiate a discussion based on Proverb 3:5-

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not upon your own understanding." (NIV)

Given the number of people who believe you must study the Bible on your own to truly understand/appreciate it, how can we reconcile this verse? Are not such ones relying on "their own understanding?"

Those are beautiful, reassuring words. Surely no one in all the universe is more trustworthy than our beloved heavenly Father. Nevertheless, it is easier to read those words in Proverbs than to put them into practice.

Many have mistaken ideas about what it means to trust in Jehovah. Some think of such trust merely as a feeling, a kind of blissful emotion that should well up naturally in the heart. Others seem to believe that trusting in God means that we can expect him to shield us from every difficulty, to solve our every problem, to make every daily challenge turn out just as we hope—and right away! But such notions are unfounded. Trust is much more than a mere feeling, and it is not unrealistic. In adults, trust involves making conscious, reasoned decisions.

Note again what Proverbs 3:5 says. It contrasts trusting in Jehovah with leaning on our own understanding, suggesting that we cannot do both. Does that mean that we are not allowed to use our powers of understanding? No, for Jehovah, who gave us those powers, expects us to use them in serving him. (Romans 12:1) But on what do we lean, or depend? If our thinking fails to harmonize with Jehovah’s, do we accept his wisdom for what it is—infinitely superior to ours? (Isaiah 55:8, 9) To trust in Jehovah means to let his thinking guide our own.

To illustrate: Think of a small child sitting in the backseat of a car, with his parents in front. His father is at the wheel. When difficulties arise during the journey—a question about the proper route or perhaps a problem with the weather or the condition of the road—how does an obedient, trusting child react? Does he shout directions from the backseat, telling his father how to handle the car? Does he question his parents’ decisions or resist when they remind him to stay buckled up in his seat? No, he naturally trusts his parents to handle such matters, imperfect though they are. In Jehovah, we have a perfect Father. Should we not trust in him implicitly, especially when we face challenging situations?—Isaiah 30:21.

Most, if not all religious texts are merely the science of humanity.
Think of them as trying to make logical sense out of government.

I think of them as word salad.

I would like to initiate a discussion based on Proverb 3:5-

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not upon your own understanding." (NIV)

Given the number of people who believe you must study the Bible on your own to truly understand/appreciate it, how can we reconcile this verse? Are not such ones relying on "their own understanding?"

You'd probably think of Poe as word salad. But as the name implies he was quite the Poet.

Wrong again, kid.

Edgar Allan Poe was a genius. The writers of the Bible couldn't even keep their facts straight.

So you do agree with my previous statement then. That's what I thought.

I see no such agreement.

Now this is word salad.
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