Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Updated King James Version
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
25A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Cross References
Genesis 31:42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you had sent me away now empty. God has seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked you last night.
Psalms 112:1Praise all of you the LORD. Blessed is the man that fears the LORD, that delights greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 115:13He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Proverbs 3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD tends to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that you should take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not yours hand: for he that fears God shall come out of them all.
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 →