Proverbs 29:25
The fear of adam bringeth a mokesh (snare), 1 but he who putteth his trust in Hashem shall be secure. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 seek the moshelʼs favor, 1 but mishpat ish cometh from Hashem. 1
Cross References
Genesis 12:12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his isha; and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Genesis 20:11And Avraham said, Because I thought, Surely the yirat Elohim is not in this place; and they will slay me on account of my isha.
Exodus 32:22And Aharon said, Let not the anger of adoni burn hot; thou knowest HaAm, that they are prone to rah (evil).
Judges 16:11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with avotim chadashim that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as any adam.
1 Samuel 21:13And Dovid laid up these devarim in his levav, and was very much afraid of Akhish Melech Gat.
1 Samuel 27:11And Dovid saved neither ish nor isha alive, to bring [news] to Gat, saying, Lest they should inform on us, saying, So did Dovid, and so has been his mishpat (practice) all the yamim (days) he dwelleth in the sadeh of the Pelishtim (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 →