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 to sleep, you will not be afraid. You will sleep well with peace in your mind. 25You will not be frightened of any trouble that might surprise you. Trouble may destroy wicked people, but you will know that you are safe. The Lord is the one who will take care of you. He will protect you, so that no danger can hurt you. 27Do not refuse to help those people who need help. If you are able to help them, do it! 28If you can give your neighbour the help that he needs, do not say to him, ‘Go away! Come back tomorrow, and then I will help 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 14:26Someone who respects and obeys the Lord knows that he will be safe. His family also will be in a safe place.
• Psalms 91:3God will keep you safe, so that no trap will catch you. He will not let any illness kill you.
• Habakkuk 3:17Whatever happens, I will continue to thank the Lord. If there are no flowers on the fig trees, if there are no grapes on the vines, if there are no olives on the olive trees, if there are no crops in the fields, if the sheep are dying in the hills, if there are no cows on the farms,
• 1 Samuel 2:9He takes care of his faithful people. But he puts wicked people in a dark place where they can do nothing. It is not a person's own strength that makes him great.

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