Jeremiah 17:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ “But the person who ·trusts [has confidence] in the Lord will be blessed.
    ·The Lord will show him that he can be trusted [^L…whose trust/confidence is in him].
⁸ He will be like a tree planted near water [^Cvital and strong]
    that sends its roots by a stream [Ps. 1:3].
It is not afraid when the ·days are hot [^Lheat comes];
    its leaves are always green.
It ·does not worry [is not anxious] in a year ·when no rain comes [of drought];
    it always produces fruit.

⁹ “·More than anything else [^TAbove all things], ·a person’s mind is evil [^Tthe heart is deceitful; ^Lthe heart is devious/crooked]
    and ·cannot be healed [^Tdesperately wicked; ^Lit is perverse/sick].
    Who can ·understand [know] it?