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; you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant. 25Don’t fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare. 27When it is in your power, don’t withhold good from the one to whom it belongs. 28Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later. I’ll give it tomorrow” — when it is there with you.

Proverbs 3:26 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall be thy confidenceכֶּ֫סֶלkesel · loinH3689
• and shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• thy footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• from being takenלֶ֫כֶדleked · captureH3921

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:26

• Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge.
• Psalms 91:3He himself will rescue you from the bird trap, from the destructive plague.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls,
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

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