Proverbs 3:25

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

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  • Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 91:5 : 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
  • 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
  • Isa 8:12-13 : 12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
  • Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
  • Mark 4:40 : 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
  • Dan 3:17-18 : 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
  • Job 5:21-22 : 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
  • Job 11:13-15 : 13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
  • Ps 46:1-3 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
  • Ps 73:19 : 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
  • Matt 8:24-26 : 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
  • Matt 24:6 : 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
  • Matt 24:15 : 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
  • Luke 21:9 : 9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
  • Luke 21:18-28 : 18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 19 In your patience possess ye your souls. 20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
  • John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
  • Prov 1:27 : 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:23-24
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    23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

    24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  • 26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

  • 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • Job 5:21-22
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    21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

    22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  • Ps 91:5-7
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    5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

    6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

    7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

  • 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

  • 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

  • 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • 19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Job 3:25-26
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    25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

    26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

  • 17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.

  • 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

  • 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

  • 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

  • 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

  • 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

  • 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  • 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

  • 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

  • 29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

  • 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

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    6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

  • 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

  • Job 4:5-6
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    5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

    6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

  • 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

  • 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

  • 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

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    26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

    27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

  • 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  • 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

  • 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

  • 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  • 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

  • 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

  • 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

  • 12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

  • 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

  • 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

  • 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.