Proverbs 3:25
23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- KJV
- Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
- WEB
- Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
- ASV
- Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
- DARBY
- Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
- BLB
- Do not be afraid from sudden dread, and from the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
- ÅB
- Da trenger du ikke å være redd for uventet skrekk, eller for uværet når det kommer over de ugudelige!
- OTB
- Frykt ikke plutselig ulykke, eller ødeleggelsen som rammer de onde når den kommer;
- B1930
- Da trenger du ikke å være redd for uventet skrekk, eller for uværet når det kommer over de ugudelige!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Read in contextPsalms 112:7
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Read in context1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Read in contextPsalms 91:5
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
Read in contextIsaiah 8:12–13
“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Read in contextPsalms 46:1–3
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Read in contextMatthew 24:6
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Read in contextJohn 14:1
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
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