Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. New Living Translation Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. English Standard Version Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Berean Standard Bible Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. King James Bible Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. New King James Version Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. New American Standard Bible Do not trust in noblemen, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. NASB 1995 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. NASB 1977 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. Legacy Standard Bible Do not trust in nobles, In merely a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Amplified Bible Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help). Christian Standard Bible Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save. American Standard Version Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Contemporary English Version You can't depend on anyone, not even a great leader. English Revised Version Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you. Good News Translation Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you. International Standard Version Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save. Majority Standard Bible Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. NET Bible Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! New Heart English Bible Do not put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help. Webster's Bible Translation Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. World English Bible Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not trust in princes—in a son of man, "" For he has no deliverance. Young's Literal Translation Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance. Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall not trust in nobles: in the son of man, to him no salvation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblein the children of men, in whom there is no salvation. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Put no trust in princes, in children of Adam powerless to save. New Revised Standard Version Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BiblePut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not trust a prince or upon a son of man, for there is no salvation in his hand. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Brenton Septuagint Translation Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Praise the LORD, O My Soul…2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.… Cross References Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. Isaiah 2:22 Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Psalm 118:8-9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. Micah 7:5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. 2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. Job 15:31 Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward. Isaiah 30:1-3 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men, Psalm 60:11 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. Psalm 108:12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high. 1 Samuel 2:9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail. 1 Corinthians 2:5 so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. 2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. Treasury of Scripture Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. put Psalm 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Psalm 118:8,9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man… Isaiah 2:22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? help, or, salvation Jump to Previous Confidence Deliverance Faith Help Mortal Nobles Princes Rulers Salvation Save TrustJump to Next Confidence Deliverance Faith Help Mortal Nobles Princes Rulers Salvation Save TrustPsalm 146 1. The Psalmist vows perpetual praises to God3. He exhorts not to trust in man 5. God, for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted Put not your trust The phrase "Put not your trust" serves as a direct command, urging believers to refrain from placing their confidence or hope in certain entities. The Hebrew root for "trust" is "בָּטַח" (batach), which conveys a sense of security, confidence, and reliance. In the biblical context, trust is often associated with faithfulness and steadfastness. This command is a reminder that ultimate security and assurance should be found in God alone, rather than in fallible human beings or temporal powers. in princes in mortal man who cannot save "Oh, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!" as it was quoted by Strafford when the news reached him that Charles I. had given the royal assent to the bill of attainder against him. But in the psalm it is not the caprice of princes, as in these notable instances, but their frailty as men that is declared untrustworthy. . . . Verse 3. - Put not your trust in princes (comp. Psalm 118:10). Israel was always apt to trust in bureau rather than Divine help. Now it was Egypt (Isaiah 30:2; Isaiah 36:6), now Assyria (2 Kings 16:7), now their own kings or nobles. At the time of the return from the Captivity, too much was expected from Zerubbabel and the other "princes." Nor in the son of man. The Prayer-book paraphrase, "nor in any child of man," brings out the sense. Confidence in human aid of whatever kind is forbidden. In whom there is no help; or, "that hath no saving power" (שׁוּעה).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Put notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not your trust תִּבְטְח֥וּ (tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure in princes, בִנְדִיבִ֑ים (ḇin·ḏî·ḇîm) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5081: Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee in mortal בְּבֶן־ (bə·ḇen-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son man, אָדָ֓ם ׀ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being who cannot שֶׁ֤אֵֽין (še·’ên) Pronoun - relative | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle save. תְשׁוּעָֽה׃ (ṯə·šū·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8668: Deliverance, salvation Links Psalm 146:3 NIVPsalm 146:3 NLT Psalm 146:3 ESV Psalm 146:3 NASB Psalm 146:3 KJV Psalm 146:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 146:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 146:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 146:3 French Bible Psalm 146:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 146:3 Don't put your trust in princes each (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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