New American Standard Bible

Jeremiah 17:7-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

7. "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord.

8. "For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.

9. "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?

10. "I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.

11. "As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool."

12. A glorious throne on high from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.