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Proverbs 3:26

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 3:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
Proverbs 3:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
26For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For the Lord shall be thy confidence, etc.] The object of it, in whom thou shall put thy confidence, and be safe and secure from all fear and danger: or “the Lord shall be in thy confidence”f79; shall support thee in it, and maintain that, so that thou shalt not cast it away; the word used has sometimes the notion off oily in it, and Jarchi, from the Jerusalem Talmud, produces a sense agreeable to it; “the Lord shall be in things in which thou art foolish;” which, how absurd it may seem to be, will admit of a good interpretation; that the Lord will be with Wisdom’s followers in things which may seem foolishness to the world; as Christ, the things of Christ, and the things of the Spirit of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The reason; such as are objects of God's favor. be thy confidence--literally, "in thy confidence," in the source of thy strength (compare Nah 3:9, for the same construction, Hebrew).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Shall be - A sure ground of confidence to thee. Taken - In the snares either of sin or mischief. Proverbs 3:27”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lord: Pro 14:26; Psa 91:3, Psa 91:9, Psa 91:10; Hab 3:17, Hab 3:18 shall keep: Sa1 2:9 Proverbs 3:27”
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