Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
BSB
ASV
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
KJV
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
He who fears man will quickly fall, etc. To whom fits the gospel saying, "Do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul" (Matthew 10).
The confusion and wretchedness in which the fear of what men can do entangles us, is contrasted with the security of one, who not only “fears” the Lord, so as to avoid offending Him, but trusts in Him as his protector and guide.
Written to them
topics/fearFear of man bringeth a snare
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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
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
Through
Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
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Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Through
Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.