25 (A)Do not be afraid of sudden danger,
Nor of (B)trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be [a]your confidence,
And will (C)keep your foot from being caught.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:26 Or at your side

25 You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
    or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
26 for the Lord is your security.
    He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

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32 The wicked is (A)thrust down by his own wrongdoing,
But the (B)righteous has a refuge when he dies.

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32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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13 The [a](A)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:13 Lit idle

13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
    If I go outside, I might be killed!”

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10 If you (A)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.

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10 If you fail under pressure,
    your strength is too small.

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13 [a]A (A)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is [b]in the public square!”

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  1. Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Lit within

13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
    Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”

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Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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