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Proverbs 14:26
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Wisdom literature, traditionally Solomon's instruction to those seeking understanding; no specific occasion or addressee is named.
The words — מִבְטַח (mivtach) carries the root of "trust" (בטח) with the prepositional prefix מִ-, yielding "in the confidence of"; מַחְסֶה (machseh) is a concrete noun, a physical place of shelter.
The thread — Proverbs 19:23 pairs fear of the LORD with rest free from harm; Jeremiah 32:39 extends it to a covenant promise of enduring reverence for the people's good; Psalms 115:13 broadens the blessing to "small and great alike."
Why it lands — The verse makes a concrete claim: reverence is not private piety but produces a shelter that children can actually inhabit. It asks the reader to treat fear of the LORD as a structural reality, not a feeling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Psalms 115:13 He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
- Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
- Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Psalms 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- Malachi 4:2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Isaiah 33:6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.