Proverbs 3:24
If you lie down, you are not afraid, || Indeed, you have lain down, || And your sleep has been sweet.
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23Then you go your way confidently, || And your foot does not stumble.
25Do not be afraid of sudden fear, || And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:6And I have given peace in the land, and you have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword does not pass over into your land.
Job 11:19And you have rested, || And none is causing trembling, || And many have begged [at] your face;
Psalms 3:6I am not afraid of myriads of people, || That they have set against me all around.
Psalms 91:5You are not afraid of fear by night, || Of arrow that flies by day,
Psalms 127:2Vain for you who are rising early, || Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, || So He gives sleep to His beloved one.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of YHWH [is] to life, || And he remains satisfied—he is not charged with evil.
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 →