Proverbs 3:24
When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.
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In Context
23Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble.
25Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:6I will give peace to your most distant regions. You will sleep, and there will be no one to strike you with terror. I will take away harmful wild beasts, and the sword will not cross your borders.
Job 11:19You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.
Psalms 3:6I have slept, and I have been stupefied. But I awakened because the Lord has taken me up.
Psalms 91:5For you, O Lord, have delighted me with your doings, and I will exult in the works of your hands.
Psalms 127:2For you will eat by the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it will be well with you.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the Lord is unto life. And he shall linger in plentitude, without being visited by disaster.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27
The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being… Read the whole commentary →