Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
World English Bible (WEB)
On Proverbs 3:5-6: the meaning of the counsel "don't lean on your own understanding," trust and the search for direction, and why it is read at decision points. Read it directly.
Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of the most cited counsels in the wisdom writings. Two short verses are built on a contrast: leaning on your own understanding versus trusting a greater wisdom.
The counsel does not belittle being sensible; it asks where the mind should lean. This is why it is so often read at decision points — it deals with where we take our bearings when facing uncertainty.
You can move to the chapter below to see how the two verses read together with the promise that follows, that "he will make your paths straight." The wisdom and faith collections bridge to other verses on the same theme.