Proverbs 14:26
Those who revere Yahweh are confident that he will protect them, and their family will also be protected.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 31:42If God, the one whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and before whom my father Isaac trembled in fear, had not been with me and helped me, you would have sent me away ◄with nothing in my hands/owning nothing►! But God saw how much I was suffering and how hard I was working, so last night he told you that what you have done to me was wrong.”
Psalms 112:1Praise Yahweh! ◄Happy are/He is pleased with► those who revere him, those who happily obey his commands.
Psalms 115:13and he will bless all those who revere him; he will bless important people and people who are considered to be unimportant, everyone!
Proverbs 3:25You will not be afraid that something disastrous will happen to you or that storms that strike the wicked will strike you,
Proverbs 19:23Those who have an awesome respect for Yahweh will live a long life; they rest peacefully and are not harmed during the night.
Ecclesiastes 7:18Continue to avoid doing what is evil and doing what is foolish; avoid doing both of those things by continually revering God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:26
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. See here, 1. How much praise is due to a faithful witness: He delivers the souls of the innocent, who are falsely accused, and their good names, which are as dear to them as their lives. A man of integrity will venture the displeasure of the greatest, to bring truth to light and rescue those who are injured by falsehood. A faithful minister, who truly witnesses for God against sin, is thereby instrumental to deliver souls from eternal… Read the whole commentary →