Psalm 40:4

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Cross-reference

Psalm 2:12 Parallel

Psalm 2:12 also pronounces blessing on those who take refuge in the Lord, reinforcing the same theme of trust.

Psalm 34:8 Parallel

Psalm 34:8 echoes the same blessing for those who take refuge in God, using 'taste and see' imagery.

Psalm 84:12 Parallel

Psalm 84:12 directly says 'blessed is the one who trusts in you,' identical theme.

Psalm 101:3-7 expands on rejecting the proud and worthless — the same separation from evil that marks the blessed man.

Psalm 118:8 Parallel

Psalm 118:8 contrasts trusting in God vs man, reinforcing the value of trust in the Lord.

Psalm 118:9 Parallel

Psalm 118:9 similarly contrasts trusting in God vs princes, same emphasis.

Psalm 32:10 Parallel

In Psalm 32:10, steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD — directly echoing the trust theme here.

Psalm 15:4 Parallel

Psalm 15:4 describes the righteous who despise the vile and honor the faithful — reinforcing the contrast between trusting God and turning to the proud.

Psalm 125:5 Parallel

Psalm 125:5 warns that those who turn aside to crooked ways will be led away with evildoers — echoing the fate of those who go astray after a lie.

Psalm 119:21 shows God rebuking the insolent who wander from His commands — the same proud wanderers the blessed man avoids.

Psalm 78:7 Parallel

In Psalm 78:7, the goal is that they set their hope in God — the same trust as here, taught to the next generation.

Isaiah 44:18-20 exposes idolaters who trust a lie — exactly the 'go astray after a lie' that the blessed man avoids.

Jeremiah 17:7 uses nearly identical wording: 'Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD.'

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 says those who regard vain idols forsake their hope — directly parallel to turning from God to follow a lie.

In Jeremiah 48:7, trusting in works leads to exile — the opposite of the blessed trust in God here.

Jeremiah 10:14 calls idol-makers stupid and their images false — the same 'lie' that leads people astray from trusting God.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 describes those who believe falsehood because they rejected truth — the same deception that leads away from trusting God.

Jeremiah 10:15 declares idols worthless, a work of delusion — reinforcing the emptiness of the lies the blessed man shuns.