Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
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Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
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Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
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Passages linked to Proverbs 3:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 41:10-14 Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish. You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing. For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’ Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 112:7 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
- Psalms 91:5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
- 1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
- Isaiah 8:12-13 “Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
- Job 11:13-15 “If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him. If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. Surely then you will lift up your face without spot; Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear:
- Psalms 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling.
- Matthew 8:24-26 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep. They came to him, and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!” He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
- Luke 21:18-28 And not a hair of your head will perish. “By your endurance you will win your lives. “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the middle of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein. For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves; men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”
- Psalms 27:1-2 Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 73:19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
- Daniel 3:17-18 If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
- Mark 4:40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
- John 14:1 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
- Job 5:21-22 You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes. You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
- Proverbs 1:27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
- Matthew 24:15 “When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
- Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For when God destroyeth the wicked, he will save…
For when God destroyeth the wicked, he will save his as he did Lot in Sodom.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither…
Pro 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Ver. 25. Be not afraid.] Or, Thou shalt not be afraid. Nec si fractus illabatur orbis. Sudden evils do commonly disspirit people, and expectorate their abilities; they be at their wits’ end. But let a David "walk through the vale of the shadow of death," that is, the darkest side of death - death in its most horrid and hideous representations, he will not fear, no though he should go back again the same way; "for thou art with me," saith he. {Psa 23:4} He had God by the hand, and so long he feared no colours.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Be not afraid, i.e. thou shalt not be afraid.…
Be not afraid, i.e. thou shalt not be afraid. For that it is a promise, seems most probable from the context; only it is for greater emphasis delivered in the form of a precept; I allow thee and require thee not to be afraid, which is both thy duty and privilege.
Of sudden fear; for sudden and unexpected evils are most frightful and grievous. And fear is here put for the evils feared, as Pro 1:26,27, and oft elsewhere. The desolation of the wicked; either,
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1. Actively, which they bring upon thee. Or, rather
2. Passively, which befalls them, when the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, as it is expressed, Isa 26:21; and thou mayst be apt to fear lest thou shouldst be involved in the common calamity; but fear not, for God will then hide thee in his chambers, as he promised, Isa 26:20.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Be not afraid of sudden fear,.... Of anything terrible…
Be not afraid of sudden fear,.... Of anything terrible that comes unawares, unthought of, by any of the above things mentioned in the preceding note; or by any rumours and reports of danger being near at hand; always think thyself safe in the arms of Wisdom, and under the care of Israel's keeper, who neither slumbers nor sleeps;
neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh; either of the desolation which wicked men threaten to bring, and are suffered to bring, upon the godly for the sake of religion; either on their persons or goods, since suffering at their hands in such a cause is to the honour of saints, and for the glory of God; or of the desolation which comes upon the godly, for God is able to deliver him from it, as Noah and his family from the universal deluge, and Lot and his family from Sodom and Gomorrah; or if they promiscuously fall in it, nevertheless it will be well with them to all eternity.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Be not - Thou shalt not be afraid. Sudden…
Be not - Thou shalt not be afraid. Sudden - For sudden and unexpected evils are most frightful. And fear is here put for the evils feared. Desolation - Which cometh upon the wicked.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Under the form of this strong prohibition there is…
Under the form of this strong prohibition there is an equally strong promise. So safe will all thy ways be that to fear will be a sin.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Be not--or, "You shall not be."
Be not--or, "You shall not be."
sudden fear--what causes it (Pro 1:27), any unlooked-for evil (Psa 46:3; Psa 91:12; Pe1 3:14).
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desolation-- (Pro 1:27).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Be not afraid — The imperative form here…
25. Be not afraid — The imperative form here is put for a strong indicative. Thou shalt not, or needest not, be afraid of any sudden fear, or object of terror. Desolation of… wicked may mean either the desolation which the wicked produce, or that which befalls them. The latter, or passive sense, is here preferred by most: be not afraid of being involved in the overthrow of the wicked.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. Be not afraid] Dean Plumptre (Speaker’s Comm.) points…
25. Be not afraid] Dean Plumptre (Speaker’s Comm.) points out that, “under the form of this strong prohibition there is of course an equally strong promise,” so that these two verses add yet another to the advantages to be gained from Wisdom: it confers both strength and beauty (Pro_3:22); it preserves alike in action and in repose (Pro_3:23-24); it is equal to every emergency of life (Pro_3:25-26).
desolation] or, storm, R.V. marg.
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of the wicked] This may mean, brought upon thee by the wicked. So Maurer, who compares, “rescue my soul from their destructions.” Psa_35:17; and Vulg. irruentes tibi potentias impiorum. But it is perhaps better to understand it of the desolation or storm which comes upon the wicked. Comp. Psa_91:8.
Pro_3:27-35. There is a marked change of style in these verses, and they are regarded by Maurer (who describes them as singularia aliqua prœcepta) and others as a separate section. The continuous address is exchanged for the concise sentences or “proverbs,” which form the bulk of the Book.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Desolation of the wicked.—That is, the storm which…
(25) Desolation of the wicked.—That is, the storm which overwhelms them.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Be not afraid; al-tirah, is literally "fear thou not,"…
Be not afraid; al-tirah, is literally "fear thou not," the future with al preceding being used for the imperative in a dehortative sense, as in Gen 46:3Jo Gen_3:4, Gen_3:6, 7 (see Gesenius, "Gram.," 3, c); Vulgate, ne paveas. Others, however, render, as the LXX, ou fobhyhsh , "Thou shalt not be afraid," in the sense of a promise. The verb yare, from which tirah, is here followed by min, as in Psa_3:7 Psa_27:1, and properly means "to be afraid from or before" some person or thing. Sudden; pithom, an adverb used adjectively. (cf. like use of adverb khinnam in Pro_26:2) Fear (pakhad ); as in Pro_1:16, the object which excites terror or fear, as any great disaster. The desolation of the wicked (shoath r"shaim) may be taken either
(1) as the desolation made by the violence of the wicked, the desolation or strum which they raise against the righteous (so the LXX, Vulgate, Mariana, Michaelis, Hitzig, and others); or
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(2) the desolation which overtakes the wicked, the desolating vengeance executed upon them (so Doderlein, Lapide, Stuart, Muensch., Delitzsch, Wardlaw). The latter is probably the right interpretation, and agrees with the threatening language of Wisdom against her despisers, in Pro_1:27, where shdath also occurs. Iu the desolation which shall overwhelm the wicked he who has made Wisdom his guide shall be undismayed, for the Lord is his confidence. The passage was probably suggested by Pro_5:21, "Neither shalt thou be afraid of desolation when it cometh." Lee, in loc. cit., says the places are almost innumerable where this sentiment occurs. Compare the fearlessness of the man of integrity and justice, in Horace"Si fractus illabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae. (Horace, "Od.," 3:3, 7, 8.) "Let Jove"s dread arm with thunders rend the spheres, Beneath the crush of worlds undaunted he appears. (Francis"s Trans.)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the…
Pro_3:25-26
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
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For the Lord shall be thy confidence.
Confident attitude of Gods people
When God is abroad in judgments, He would not have His people alarmed. He has not come forth to harm, but to defend the righteous.
I. He would have them manifest courage. We who enjoy the presence of God ought to display presence of mind. Since the Lord Himself may suddenly come, we ought not to be surprised at anything sudden. Serenity under the rush and roar of unexpected evils is a precious gift of Divine love.
II. The Lord would have His chosen display discrimination, so that they may see that the desolation of the wicked is not a real calamity to the universe. Sin alone is evil; the punishment which follows thereupon is as a preserving salt to keep society from putrefying. We should be far more hocked at the sin which deserves hell than at the hell which comes out of sin.
III. So, too, should the Lords people exhibit great quietness of spirit. Satan and his serpent seed are full of all subtilty; but those who walk with God shall not be taken in their deceitful snares. Go on, believe in Jesus, and let the Lord be thy confidence. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 devastation caused by the wicked, when it comes
devastation caused by the wicked, when it comes
This can be stated in active form. AT: "when the wicked cause devastation" (See: Active or Passive)
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Yahweh will be on your side
"Yahweh will be by your side." A person standing by another person's side is an idiom that means that the one person will help and support the other. AT: "Yahweh will support and defend you" (See: Idiom)
will keep your foot from being caught in a trap
The writer speaks of a person experiencing harm from "terror" and "devastation" as if the person were caught in a trap. The word "foot" represents the whole person. AT: "will protect you from those who want to harm you" (See: Metaphor and Synecdoche)
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fear
terror
devastate
evil
Yahweh
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