Proverbs 29:25
He that feareth men shall haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the Lorde, is without daunger.
Bible (Bishops')
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 there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12Therfore shall it come to passe, that when the Egyptians see thee, they shall say, she is his wyfe, and they wyll kyll me, but they wyll saue thee aliue:
Genesis 20:11Abraham aunswered: For I thought [thus] surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they shal slaye me for my wyues sake.
Judges 16:11He aunswered her: Yf they bynde me with newe ropes that neuer were occupied, I shall be weake, and be as an other man.
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 →