Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man proves to be a snare,but whoever puts his trust in the Lord is kept safe.
New Heart English 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 ruler's favor,but a man's justice comes from the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Genesis 20:11Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
Exodus 32:22Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
Judges 16:11He said to her, "If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man."
1 Samuel 21:13He changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
1 Samuel 27:11David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, "Lest they should tell of us, saying, 'David has done this, and this has been his way all the time he has lived 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 →