Proverbs 3:26

Proverbs 3:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
• New International Version (NIV)for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.

Context of Proverbs 3:26

24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. 25Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. 27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. 28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.

Proverbs 3:26 word by word

כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִהְיֶ֣ה בְכִסְלֶ֑ךָ וְשָׁמַ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מִלָּֽכֶד׃Read the interlinear

• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• your confidenceכֶּ֫סֶלkesel · loinH3689
• and will keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• your footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• from the snareלֶ֫כֶדleked · captureH3921

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:26

• Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Psalms 91:3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 Let us not suffer Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then shall we walk safely in his ways. The natural life, and all that belongs to it, shall be under the protection of God's providence; the spiritual life, and all its interests, under the protection of his grace, so that we shall be kept from falling into sin or trouble.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-26This passage lists the benefits of common sense and discernment, which come from wisdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. The reason; such as are objects of God's favor. be thy confidence--literally, "in thy confidence," in the source of thy strength (compare Na 3:9, for the same construction, Hebrew).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 3:26

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Righteous
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Choose
• Confidence
• Correction
• Devise
• Discretion
• Envy
• Habitation
• Lowly
• Precious

Commentaries on Proverbs 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings