Proverbs 29:25
The dread of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord will be upheld in safety.
Leeser Tanakh
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 divideth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and dareth not to tell.
26Many seek the favor of a ruler; but from the Lord cometh justice for man.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12And it may come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife; and they may kill me, but thee they will save alive.
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will slay me for the sake of my wife.
Exodus 32:22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my Lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that it is bent on mischief.
Judges 16:11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that have never been used in work, then shall I become weak, and be like any other of mankind.
1 Samuel 21:13(21:14) And he disguised his reason before their eyes, and played the madman in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down upon his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11And David left not alive either man or woman, to bring [them] to Gath, saying, That they may not tell on us, saying, So hath David done, and so is his custom all the days he hath dwelt in the fields 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 →