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 Do not be afraid of sudden disaster,[a]
    or the devastation that comes to the wicked.
26 Indeed, the Lord will be your confidence,
    and he will keep your foot from being caught.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:25 Lit. terror

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 person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
    but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety

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

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  1. Proverbs 22:13 Lit idle

13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside!
    I will be killed in the street!”

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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 grow weary when times are troubled,
    your strength is limited.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 24:10 Or undersized

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

On Laziness

13 The lazy person claims, “There is a lion in the road!
    There’s a lion in the streets!”

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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

Contrasting Good and Evil

28 The wicked flee, though no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold like a lion.

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