Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
17:6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
17:8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Notice the difference between the blessed man and the cursed man.
The cursed man won't see the good when it comes.
The blessed man won't see the heat when it comes.
The cursed man is like heath in the desert. A tree all alone with no water to sustain it.
The blessed man is like a tree planted by the waters.
The cursed man trusts in himself.
The blessed man trusts in the LORD.
The cursed man is all alone in dry places.
The blessed man, his leaf is green, doesn't have to be careful in the drought, or cease from yielding fruit.
Much better to trust God than self.
Also notice that both the blessed and cursed have good and heat come to them.
Thanks
@Crowned Princess for sharing the images for inspiration for this post.