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Proverbs 3:24-26 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 3 · verses 24–26

²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. ²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. ²⁶For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.Proverbs 3:24-26 · King James Version

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Proverbs 3:24-26 in context

22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

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Commentary

Solomon, having pronounced those happy who not only lay hold on wisdom, but retain her, here exhorts us therefore to retain her, assuring us that we ourselves shall have the comfort of doing so. I. The exhortation is, to have religion's rules always in view and always at heart, Pro 3:21. 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-26

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

desolationshôwʼa tempestH7722 →
confidencekeçelproperly, fatnessH3689 →
afraidpâchadto be startledH6342 →
afraidyârêʼto fearH3372 →
suddenpithʼôwminstantlyH6597 →
wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
sleepshênâhsleepH8142 →
fearpachada alarmH6343 →

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