[Grammar] Have/Put ... Faith

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"I have faith in him."
"I have my faith in him."
"I put faith in him."
"I put my faith in him."

How do I use the "have/put..faith" pattern?
 

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"I have faith in him." :tick:
"I have my faith in him." X
"I put faith in him." X
"I put my faith in him." :tick:

How do I use the "have/put..faith" pattern?

"To have faith in someone" means to believe in them, to be sure that they will do something, usually the right thing, or something that you want them to do. It does not require "my".

"To put your faith in someone" is more personal, and perhaps a more evocative way of saying the same thing but you want to stress the fact that it is your faith, your belief, that you are directing towards him and his actions.

"I have faith in him" and "I put my faith in him" basically mean the same, except the first is in the present tense and the second is in the past simple. We wouldn't normally use "I put" in the present in this context.
 

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Pre-script: I should've added these in the first post:

"I place faith in him."
"I place my faith in him."

Could it be that only the second one is correct?
 

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