Proverbs 3:5-6
About this verseRely on God completely rather than on your own judgment; honour him in every part of life, and he will guide your way.
Isaiah 26:3
God keeps in complete peace the person whose mind stays fixed on him, because that person trusts him.
The mind that is held steady you guard in peace, unbroken peace, for it relies on you.
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What Isaiah 26:3 means
The peace here is not a mood that arrives on its own. It is *kept* — guarded by God — and it is tied to where the mind rests. A mind “held steady” is one propped against something, leaning its weight there — older translations say “stayed.”
That makes this verse practical rather than sentimental. It names the mechanism: what you fix your attention on determines what you feel, and trust is what holds attention in place when circumstances are pulling it elsewhere.
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Questions about Isaiah 26:3
What does Isaiah 26:3 mean?
It means God keeps in complete peace the person whose mind stays fixed on him, and that this settled attention comes from trusting him.
What does ‘mind is stayed on you’ mean?
It is older translations’ wording for what the Open Word Bible calls a mind “held steady”. It pictures a mind leaning or resting its weight on God — steady and supported — rather than drifting to whatever is most frightening at the moment.