Proverbs 29:25

It is like a dangerous trap [MET] for people to be ◄afraid of/worried about► what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.

Translation for Translators

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

24Those who help thieves to steal only hurt themselves; when they are in court, they solemnly ask God to curse them if they do not tell the truth, but they do not tell the truth about the crime that was committed, and as a result, God will curse them.

26Many people request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is the only one who surely does for people what is fair/just.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:12When the people in Egypt see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife!’ and they will kill me in order to get you, but they will not kill you.

Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.’

Exodus 32:22Aaron replied, “Please do not be angry with me, sir. You know that these people are very determined to do evil things.

Judges 16:11Samson replied, “If someone ties me with new ropes, ones that have never been used, I will be as weak as other men.”

1 Samuel 21:13So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates of the city and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.

1 Samuel 27:11David’s men never brought back to Gath any man or woman who was left alive. David thought, “If we do not kill everyone, some of them who are still alive will go and tell Achish the truth about what we really did.” David did that all the time that he and his men lived in the Philistia area.

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 →

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