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 filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant. 25You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked; for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap. 27Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help. 28Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.

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 it will be a refuge for his children.
• Psalms 91:3he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.
• Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
• 1 Samuel 2:9He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.

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