Proverbs 29:25
29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
KJV
The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
The fear of man brings a snare: but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
What does Proverbs 29:25 mean?
Proverbs 29:25 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֲרָדָה (chărâdâh), אָדָם (ʼâdâm), נָתַן (nâthan). It connects to 40 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Exodus 14:21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Exodus 14:22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Exodus 14:27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Exodus 32:22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
1 Samuel 15:24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
1 Samuel 27:11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
1 Kings 19:3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Psalms 69:29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Psalms 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
Psalms 125:1They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Proverbs 16:20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 28:25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
Isaiah 57:11And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Daniel 3:28Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 6:23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Nahum 1:4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Matthew 8:26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 15:12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Matthew 26:69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Luke 12:4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
John 3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 9:22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 12:42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
John 19:12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar.
Galatians 2:11But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 29:25.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 2:16And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:18And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:22And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Genesis 2:5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:8And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 29:25 say?
Proverbs 29:25 (King James Version) reads: "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe."
Is Proverbs 29:25 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 29:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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