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 Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,(A)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence[a]
and will keep your foot from a snare.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:26 Or be at your side

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 one is thrown down by his own sin,(A)
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.(B)

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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 slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”(A)

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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 do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

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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 slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”(A)

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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 flee when no one is pursuing them,(A)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(B)

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