Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Psalm 62:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 9 The sons of men are a mere breath,
  The sons of mankind are a delusion.+
  
  When laid together on the scales, they are lighter than a mere breath.+

Psalm 118:8, 9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
  Than to trust in humans.+
  
  9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
  Than to trust in princes.+

Isaiah 2:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 22 For your own sakes, quit trusting in mere man,
  Who is only the breath in his nostrils.*
  
  Why should he be taken into account?

Jeremiah 17:5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5 This is what Jehovah says:
  
  “Cursed is the man* who puts his trust in mere humans,+
  Who relies on human power,*+
  And whose heart turns away from Jehovah.