Proverbs 29:25
He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
26Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.
Genesis 20:11Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:
Exodus 32:22And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended: for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil.
Judges 16:11And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.
1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11And David saved neither man nor woman, neither brought he any of them to Geth, saying: Lest they should speak against us. So did David, and such was his proceeding all the days that he dwelt 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 →