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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.
• New Living Translation (NLT)for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

Context of Proverbs 3:26

24If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"—when you have it 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 will have a refuge.
• Psalms 91:3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,
• 1 Samuel 2:9"He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a 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