Proverbs 29:25

The English Standar Version

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 20:2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abimelech king 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 feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance.

1 Kings 19:3

Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

1 Chronicles 5:20

And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him.

Psalm 118:8

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

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 afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high!

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:14

"Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.

Proverbs 16:20

Whoever gives thought to the word[1] will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who 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 this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside[6] 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

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[6]

Matthew 15:12

Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

Luke 12:4

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

John 3:2

This man came to Jesus[1] by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."

John 9:22

(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus[1] to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.)

Deuteronomy 1:17

You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'

1 Peter 1:21

who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Judges 16:11

And he said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man."

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 and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.

1 Samuel 27:1

Then David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should 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

And David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, thinking, "Lest they should tell about us and say, 'So David has done.' " Such was his custom all the while he lived in the country of the Philistines.