Proverbs 29:25
Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
Free Bible Version
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
24A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
26Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12When the Egyptians see you, they'll say, ‘She's his wife,’ and they'll kill me but not you!
Genesis 20:11“Well, I thought to myself, ‘Nobody respects God in this place. They'll kill me just to get my wife,’” Abraham replied.
Exodus 32:22“Please don't get angry with me, my lord,” Aaron replied, “You yourself know how liable these people are to do evil.
Judges 16:11“If I'm tied up tight with new ropes that haven't been used before, I'll become just as weak as anyone else,” he told her.
1 Samuel 21:13So he changed the way he acted toward them and pretended to be crazy. He scratched marks on the town gates and let his spit run down his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11David didn't leave anybody alive that could come to Gath because he thought, “They might tell on us and say, ‘David did this.’” This is what he did all the time he lived 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 →