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Bible Verses About Trust
A key Bible verse about trust is Proverbs 3:5–6: “Trust in our Father with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Scripture speaks to trust in five ways: trusting with all our heart, trusting when we are afraid, trust that holds firm, trusting our Father rather than people, and the hope and joy trust brings. Below, word for word in Father’s Heart Bible™, are the verses on each, linked into the chapter so you can read Proverbs 3 free and hear it.
Trust with all your heart
Not part of it, and not on our own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in our Father with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.
Read & listen to Proverbs 3 What Proverbs 3:5 meansIsaiah 26:3-4
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is fixed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in our Father forever, for our Father is the everlasting Rock.
Read & listen to Isaiah 26Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, our Father, have never abandoned those who seek you.
Read & listen to Psalm 9Trust when you are afraid
Fear and trust can sit in the same heart; the Psalms show which one wins.
Psalm 56:3-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In my Father, whose word I praise—in my Father I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Read & listen to Psalm 56Psalm 91:2
I will say of my Father, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my Father, in whom I trust."
Read & listen to Psalm 91Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in our Father is kept safe.
Read & listen to Proverbs 29Psalm 31:14-15
But I trust in you, my Father; I say, "You are my Father." My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors.
Read & listen to Psalm 31Trust that holds firm
He is a stronghold, and those who trust him are not shaken.
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in our Father are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but abides forever.
Read & listen to Psalm 125Jeremiah 17:7-8
But blessed is the one who trusts in me, whose confidence is in me. He will be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It has no fear when heat comes; its leaves stay green. It is not anxious in the year of drought and never stops bearing fruit.
Read & listen to Jeremiah 17Nahum 1:7
Our Father is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
Read & listen to Nahum 1Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, people; pour out your hearts before him; our Father is a refuge for us.
Read & listen to Psalm 62Our Father, not people
Princes, chariots and our own strength all fall short.
Psalm 118:8-9
It is better to take refuge in our Father than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in our Father than to trust in princes.
Read & listen to Psalm 118Psalm 146:3
Do not put your trust in princes, in a mortal who cannot save you.
Read & listen to Psalm 146Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of our Father.
Read & listen to Psalm 202 Corinthians 1:9
We felt we had received a death sentence, so we would rely not on ourselves but on our Father, who raises the dead.
Read & listen to 2 Corinthians 1Trust that brings hope and joy
Where we trust him, he fills us.
Romans 15:13
May our Father, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace through faith, so by the Holy Spirit's power you overflow with hope.
Read & listen to Romans 15Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your salvation.
Read & listen to Psalm 13Psalm 143:8
Let me hear of your covenant love in the morning, for in you I trust. Show me the way I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.
Read & listen to Psalm 143Psalm 28:7
My Father is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Read & listen to Psalm 28Trust with all your heart: Proverbs 3
Proverbs 3 holds the most loved verses on trust in the Bible. Read or hear it below, then follow it to the full chapter.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about trust?
Proverbs 3:5–6 says, “Trust in our Father with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.”
How do I trust our Father when I am afraid?
Psalm 56:3–4 says, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In my Father, whose word I praise—in my Father I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Is it better to trust our Father than people?
Psalm 118:8–9 says, “It is better to take refuge in our Father than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in our Father than to trust in princes.”
What happens to the one who trusts our Father?
Jeremiah 17:7–8 says, “But blessed is the one who trusts in me, whose confidence is in me. He will be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It has no fear when heat comes; its leaves stay green. It is not anxious in the year of drought and never stops bearing fruit.”
Does our Father keep those who trust him?
Nahum 1:7 says, “Our Father is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.”
How can I be filled with hope and peace?
Romans 15:13 says, “May our Father, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace through faith, so by the Holy Spirit's power you overflow with hope.”
Keep going: read Proverbs 3 or Psalm 56, browse more Bible verses by topic, see the verses on anxiety, the verses on fear, the verses on faith, or read what faith means in the Bible. For the word “abide,” see what abide means in the Bible.
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