11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 28:26
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
Proverbs 28:26 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
- KJV King James Version
- He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Whoever is trusting in his heart is a fool, || And whoever is walking in wisdom is delivered.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- People who trust their own minds are foolish, but those who follow wise ways will be kept safe.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| בּוֹטֵ֣חַ | bō·w·ṭê·aḥ | He who trusts | H982 בָּטַח to trust |
| בְּ֭לִבּוֹ | bə·lib·bōw | in himself | H3820 לֵב heart |
| ה֣וּא | hū | — | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| כְסִ֑יל | ḵə·sîl | is a fool | H3684 כְּסִיל fool |
| וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ | wə·hō·w·lêḵ | but one who walks | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה | bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh | in wisdom | H2451 חׇכְמָה wisdom |
| ה֣וּא | hū | — | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| יִמָּלֵֽט׃ | yim·mā·lêṭ | will be safe | H4422 מָלַט to escape |
Related verses
- Proverbs 3:5
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
- Job 28:28
To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”
- Romans 8:7
because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.
- James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- Mark 7:21–23
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
- 2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
- James 3:13–18
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. …
- 2 Kings 8:13
Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”
- Mark 14:27–31
Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ However, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.” But Peter said to him, “Although all will be offended, yet I will not.” …
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In context
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not wrong.” He is a partner with a destroyer.
25 One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
27 One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.
Read all of Proverbs 28 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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