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Proverbs 28:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe. "

Proverbs 28:26

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.

25 One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD 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.

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Here is the character of a fool: he trusts his own heart. That means he depends on his own wisdom, his own plans, his own strength, his own sense of worth, and the good opinion he has of himself. Anyone who does that is a fool, because he is trusting something that is deceitful above all things (Jeremiah 17:9), and something that has already misled him many times.

This also shows what marks a wise person, as in the verse before this one (Proverbs 28:25). A wise person trusts in the Lord, depends on his power and promise, and follows his direction (Proverbs 3:5, 3:6). That kind of person is humble and does not lean on self-confidence.

Here is the comfort of a wise man: the one who walks wisely, who does not trust his own heart but lives in humble dependence on God, will be delivered. The fool who trusts in his own heart will be destroyed.

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Proverbs 28:1

"The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion."

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"A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops."

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"Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them."

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