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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 29:25
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The fear of mankind is a snare,but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
The fear of man proves to be a snare, But whoever puts his trust in the LORD 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 lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
The fear of man brings a snare, But one who trusts in the LORD will be protected.
Being afraid of people can get you into trouble, but if you trust the Lord , you will be safe.
The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the LORD will be exalted and safe.
The fear of man proves to be a snare, But whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
The feare of man bringeth a snare: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shalbe exalted.
Trembling before man brings a snare,But he who trusts in Yahweh will be set securely on high.
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set securely on high.
Don't fall into the trap of being a coward— trust the Lord , and you will be safe.
Fearing human beings is a snare; but he who trusts in Adonai will be raised high [above danger].
The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.
Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord , you will be safe.
The iniquity of a man becomes a stumblingblock to him; but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall become strong.
It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord , you are safe.
The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.
The fear of man brings a snare, but he trusting Jehovah is set on high.
He that feareth men, shal haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the LORDE, shal come to honor.
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be set up on high.
The feare of man bringeth a snare: but who so putteth his trust in the Lord, shall be safe.
He that feareth men shall haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the Lorde, is without daunger.
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
The fear of man brings a snare; But whoever puts his trust in Yahweh shall be safe.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.
The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.
The fear of man brings a trap, but he who trusts in the Lord will be honored.
The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
The fear of man, setteth a snare, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be placed on high.
He that feareth man shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
The fear of man lays a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD is safe.
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.
The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fear: Genesis 12:11-13, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 26:7, Exodus 32:22-24, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 27:1, 1 Samuel 27:11, 1 Kings 19:3, Isaiah 57:11, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 15:12, Matthew 26:69-74, John 3:2, John 9:22, John 12:42, John 19:12, John 19:13, Galatians 2:11-13, 2 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 4:17
whoso: Proverbs 16:20, Proverbs 18:10, Proverbs 30:5, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalms 118:8, Psalms 125:1, Ecclesiastes 7:18, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 6:23, 1 Peter 1:21
safe: Heb. set on high, Psalms 69:29, Psalms 91:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:12 - will kill Genesis 31:31 - Because Genesis 50:16 - sent Exodus 2:14 - Moses Deuteronomy 1:17 - ye shall not Judges 16:11 - If they bind me 1 Samuel 21:13 - changed 1 Samuel 27:10 - And David 1 Kings 12:27 - and they shall 2 Kings 18:14 - I have offended Job 31:34 - Did I Psalms 25:13 - His soul Psalms 26:1 - trusted Jeremiah 26:21 - he was Jeremiah 38:5 - for Jeremiah 38:19 - I Daniel 1:10 - I fear Daniel 6:16 - the king Haggai 1:2 - This Matthew 10:26 - Fear Matthew 26:70 - General Mark 15:15 - willing John 7:13 - spake John 18:25 - He John 19:38 - but Acts 24:27 - willing Galatians 2:12 - fearing
Cross-References
Pharaoh called for Abram, "What's this that you've done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she's your wife? Why did you say, ‘She's my sister' so that I'd take her as my wife? Here's your wife back—take her and get out!"
If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!
"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get.
Then he said it a third time: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was upset that he asked for the third time, "Do you love me?" so he answered, "Master, you know everything there is to know. You've got to know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. I'm telling you the very truth now: When you were young you dressed yourself and went wherever you wished, but when you get old you'll have to stretch out your hands while someone else dresses you and takes you where you don't want to go." He said this to hint at the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And then he commanded, "Follow me."
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
"The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they'll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The fear of man bringeth a snare,.... Either that which is subjectively in man; not a divine fear, or the fear of God, that grace which is put into the heart, for that leads to no snare, but tends to life; but a human fear, a servile one, a distrust of the power and providence, grace and goodness, of God, which has torment in it; which brings into bondage, and into many distresses and difficulties, and is opposed to trust in the Lord: or objectively, which has man for its object; a fear of losing the favour and friendship of men, of not having honour and applause from them; and a fear of their reproaches and reviling; of the wrath of men, of persecution from them, and of sufferings by them, even death itself; which has been sometimes a snare to ministers of the word, to drop or conceal some truths of it; and to professors of religion, not to embrace, own, and profess them; as many, through fear of the Jews, would not profess Jesus to be the Messiah, though they knew he was, John 7:13; yea, such a fear has been a snare to the best of men, and leads into temptation and sin; as particularly Abraham and Peter, Genesis 12:12;
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe; that trusts in the Lord as the God of nature and providence, and the God of all grace, for all mercies, spiritual, temporal, and eternal, and leaves himself and case with him; such an one is safe from men, and the fear of them, and from snares and temptations, and sin and mischief, which come by them: or, "shall be lifted up on high" d; he is upon a high rock, firm and sure; he dwells on high, his place of defence is the munition of rocks; he is in a high tower which is impregnable, in a city of refuge where he is safe; he is as immovable as Mount Zion; he is above the fear of man, or danger from him; he is out of the reach of all his enemies, men or devils; see Proverbs 18:10.
d ישגב "sublevabitur", V. L. "elevabitur", Pagninus, Montanus; "exaltabitar", Vatablus; "in edito collocatur", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "sublimabitur", Cocceius, Michaelis; "celsa in arce locabitur", Schultens, so Ben Melech.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The confusion and wretchedness in which the fear of what men can do entangles us, is contrasted with the security of one, who not only “fears” the Lord, so as to avoid offending Him, but trusts in Him as his protector and guide.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 29:25. The fear of man bringeth a snare — How often has this led weak men, though sincere in their general character, to deny their God, and abjure his people! See the case of Peter; and learn from this, O reader, that where the mighty have been slain, thou wilt fall, unless thou call on the Strong for strength, and for courage to use it. Be not ashamed of JESUS nor of his people, nor of his cross. Glory in this, that thou knowest him, art joined to them, and art counted worthy to bear it.
