Quotes about Trust
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
— Jeremiah 9:5
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
— Jeremiah 10:23
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
— Jeremiah 12:6
So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.
— Jeremiah 13:5
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
— Jeremiah 13:21
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
— Jeremiah 14:13
For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
— Jeremiah 14:21
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
— Jeremiah 14:22
You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
— Jeremiah 15:15
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
— Jeremiah 17:5
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
— Jeremiah 17:7
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
— Jeremiah 17:8