Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man makes a snare, 1 but the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
24One who shares with a thief hates his own life; 1 he hears the curse and says nothing. 1
26Many are those who seek the face of the ruler, 1 but from Yahweh is justice for a person. 1
Cross References
Genesis 12:12When the Egyptians see you they will say, 'This is his wife,' and they will kill me, but they will keep you alive.
Genesis 20:11Abraham said, “Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
Exodus 32:22Aaron said, “Do not let your anger burn hot, my master. You know these people, how they are set on doing evil.
Judges 16:11He said to her, “If they tie me up with new ropes which have never been used for work, I will become weak and like any other man.”
1 Samuel 21:13He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands; he made marks on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11David would keep neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, “So that they cannot say about us, 'David did such and such.'” This was what he did all the while he was living in the country 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 →