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Selected Verse: Proverbs 3:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 3:25 |
King James |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. |
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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] |
Be not--or, "You shall not be."
sudden fear--what causes it (Pro 1:27), any unlooked-for evil (Psa 46:3; Psa 91:12; Pe1 3:14).
desolation-- (Pro 1:27). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Under the form of this strong prohibition there is an equally strong promise. So safe will all thy ways be that to fear will be a sin. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Be not - Thou shalt not be afraid. Sudden - For sudden and unexpected evils are most frightful. And fear is here put for the evils feared. Desolation - Which cometh upon the wicked. |
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.