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Selected Verse: Proverbs 1:33 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 1:33 |
King James |
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
dwell safely--literally, "in confidence" (Deu 12:10).
be quiet--or at ease, in real prosperity.
from fear--without fear. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely - The man who hears the voice of wisdom in preference to the enticements of the wicked. He shall dwell in safety, ישכן בטח yishcan betach, he shall inhabit safety itself; he shall be completely safe and secure; and shall be quiet from the fear of evil, having a full consciousness of his own innocence and God's protection. Coverdale translates, "And have ynough without eney feare of evell." What the just man has he got honestly; and he has the blessing of God upon it. It is the reverse with the thief, the knave, the cheat, and the extortioner: Male parta pejus dilabuntur; "Ill gotten, worse spent." |
10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;