Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
In Context
24Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
26Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
Exodus 32:22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on mischief.
Judges 16:11And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.
1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring [them] to Gath, for he said, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David. And such was his custom as long as he abode in the country of the Philistines.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:25
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. See here what sin and ruin those involve themselves in who are drawn away by the enticement of sinners. 1. They incur a great deal of guilt: He does so that goes partner with such as rob and defraud, and casts in his lot among them, ch. i. 11 , &c. The receiver is as bad as the thief; and, being drawn in to join with him in the commission of the sin, he cannot escape joining with him in the concealment of it, though it… Read the whole commentary →