Proverbs 29:25

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 20:2

Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” And King Abimelech of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “or else the men of the place might kill me for the sake of Rebekah, because she is attractive in appearance.”

1 Kings 19:3

Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.

1 Chronicles 5:20

and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.

Psalm 118:8

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals.

Psalm 119:117

Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

Psalm 69:29

But I am lowly and in pain; let your salvation, O God, protect me.

Psalm 91:1

You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,

Psalm 91:14

Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.

Proverbs 16:20

Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.

Proverbs 28:25

The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you should take hold of the one without letting go of the other, for the one who fears God shall succeed with both.

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear so that you lied and did not remember me or give me a thought? Have I not kept silent and closed my eyes, and so you do not fear me?

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king’s command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:23

Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him because he had trusted in his God.

Matthew 10:28

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 15:12

Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”

Luke 12:4

“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after that can do nothing more.

John 3:2

He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that person.”

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

Deuteronomy 1:17

You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.

Judges 16:11

He said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like anyone else.”

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

1 Samuel 21:13

So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.

1 Samuel 27:1

David said in his heart, “I shall certainly perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

1 Samuel 27:11

David left neither man nor woman alive to be brought back to Gath, thinking, “They might tell about us and say, ‘David has done so and so.’ ” Such was his practice all the time he lived in the country of the Philistines.