2 Nephi 4: 34

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THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI

CHAPTER 4

34 O Lord, I have ^atrusted in thee, and I will ^btrust in thee forever. I will not put my ^ctrust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his ^dtrust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.

Footnotes

34a	TG Trustworthiness.
b	TG Trust in God.
c	Ps. 33: 16. 16 There is no king ^asaved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Ps. 44: 6 (6-8) 6 For I will not ^atrust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. TG Trust Not in the Arm of Flesh.
d	Prov. 14: 16. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is ^aconfident. Jer. 17: 5. 5 ¶ Thus saith the Lord; ^aCursed be the man that ^btrusteth in man, and maketh ^cflesh his arm, and whose heart ^ddeparteth from the Lord. Morm. 3: 9. 9 And now, because of this great thing which my people, the Nephites, had done, they began to ^aboast in their own strength, and began to swear before the heavens that they would avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren who had been slain by their enemies. Morm. 4: 8. 8 And it came to pass that they were repulsed and driven back by the Nephites. And when the Nephites saw that they had driven the Lamanites they did again ^aboast of their own strength; and they went forth in their own might, and took possession again of the city Desolation.