Meaning of Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). The verse instructs us to put all our trust in the Lord and not our own knowledge. The verse tells us not to be reliant on our strength and knowledge, but to trust in the Lord.

Those instructions are true when it comes to the biggest issue of life: salvation. Those instructions are true when it comes to the everyday mysteries and challenges of life. We may not be able to figure out why things are or aren’t happening in life, but Christian faith says, “My God knows what is going on, he is in control and I trust him.”

Proverbs 3:5 directs us to look less at ourselves and more to God—and to trust him completely.