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Proverbs 3:25
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A father instructs his son within a sustained call to trust the LORD (vv. 3–5), moving from the promise of sweet sleep (v. 24) to the reason for that security (v. 26).
The words — פִתְאֹם (pîṯôm), "suddenly," a rare word in Proverbs that pins the terror to its unannounced, unanticipated character rather than to any specific threat.
The thread — The "do not fear" command recurs in Isaiah 41:10 and Psalms 91:5, where the stated reason is God's presence or protection rather than the absence of danger.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop treating the unexpected as a ground for dread, on the stated basis that the LORD is the one who keeps the foot from the snare (v. 26).
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Psalms 112:7 He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
- Psalms 91:5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- 1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- Isaiah 8:12 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
- Job 11:13 As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Matthew 8:24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
- Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Luke 21:18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.