Proverbs 1:33
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
BSB
ASV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
KJV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely - The man who hears the voice of wisdom in preference to the enticements of the wicked. He shall dwell in safety, ישכן בטח yishcan betach, he shall inhabit safety itself; he shall be completely safe and secure; and shall be quiet from the fear of evil, having a full consciousness of his own innocence and God’s protection. Coverdale translates, “And have ynough without eney feare of evell.” What the just man has he got honestly; and he has the blessing of God upon it.
Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
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And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Through
Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
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The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
