Proverbs 3:25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
In Context
24If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
26For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
Cross References
Job 5:21Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.
Psalms 27:1A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms 73:19Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.
Psalms 112:7Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill:
Isaiah 8:12Say ye not: A conspiracy: for all that this people speaketh, is a conspiracy: neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
Isaiah 54:14And thou shalt be founded in justice: depart far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.
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 →