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21 Bible Verses About Leaning on God

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  • The “lean” of Proverbs 3:5 translates sha’an, to support oneself or rely, the same verb used for Asa relying on the Lord and then on the king of Aram (2 Chronicles 16:7-8).
  • Isaiah 10:20 uses the verb twice: the remnant will stop relying on Assyria, which struck them, and rely on the Lord.
  • Isaiah 50:10 tells someone who fears the Lord and still walks in the dark, with no light, to rely on God.
  • Psalm 37:5 uses galal, to roll, for committing one’s way to the Lord.
  • In Micah 3:11, corrupt leaders lean on the Lord while taking bribes, and Micah says Zion will be plowed like a field.

The Bible tells people to lean on God, not on their own understanding, other powers or their own strength. Proverbs 3:5 uses the verb sha’an for what not to lean on; the same verb describes relying on the Lord in 2 Chronicles 16:8, Isaiah 10:20 and Isaiah 50:10. Other passages give the same trust other pictures: rolling one’s way onto the Lord (Psalm 37:5), casting cares on him (Psalm 55:22), taking Jesus’ yoke (Matthew 11:28-30), and running into the name…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 8172, שָׁעַן (sha’an): to lean, to support oneself, to rely; used in Proverbs 3:5, 2 Chronicles 16:7-8, Isaiah 10:20, Isaiah 50:10 and Micah 3:11. biblehub.com/hebrew/8172

Strong’s Hebrew 1556, גָּלַל (galal): to roll, commit; used in Psalm 37:5 and Proverbs 16:3. biblehub.com/hebrew/1556

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