Proverbs 3:24
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
23Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:6'And I have given peace in the land, and ye have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword doth not pass over into your land.
Job 11:19And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
Psalms 3:6I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.
Psalms 91:5Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,
Psalms 127:2Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth — he is not charged with evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27
The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being… Read the whole commentary →