25 [a]Thou shalt not fear for any sudden fear, neither for destruction of the wicked, when it cometh.

26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserve thy foot from taking.

27 ¶ Withhold not the good from [b]the owners thereof, though there be power in [thine] hand to do it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:25 For when God destroyeth the wicked, he will save his as he did Lot in Sodom.
  2. Proverbs 3:27 Not only from them to whom the possession belongeth, but also thou shalt not keep it from them which have need of the use thereof.

25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(A)
    and will keep your foot(B) from being snared.(C)

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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