Proverbs 14:26

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In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
  • Prov 19:23 : 23 Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them. 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
  • Ps 34:7-9 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them. 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him! 9 Fear the LORD, you chosen people of his, for those who fear him lack nothing! 10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. 11 Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
  • Ps 112:6-8 : 6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just. 7 He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the LORD. 8 His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.
  • Ps 115:13-14 : 13 He will bless his loyal followers, both young and old. 14 May he increase your numbers, yours and your children’s!
  • Prov 3:7-8 : 7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. 8 This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.
  • Prov 3:25-26 : 25 Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked; 26 for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the one who obeys the LORD, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
  • Mal 3:16-18 : 16 Then those who respected the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the LORD and honored his name. 17 “They will belong to me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
  • Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.
  • Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over! 21 For look, the LORD is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
  • Jer 15:11 : 11 The LORD said,“Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:27
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    27The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

    26for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

  • Ps 34:11
    75%

    11Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD.

  • Ps 115:11
    74%

    11You loyal followers of the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

  • Ps 25:14
    74%

    14The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way.

  • Prov 1:33
    73%

    33But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

  • Ps 31:19
    73%

    19How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

  • Prov 18:10
    72%

    10The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

  • Ps 111:10
    72%

    10To obey the LORD is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

  • Ps 14:5-6
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    72%

    5They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.

    6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • Isa 54:14
    72%

    14You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.

  • Prov 1:7-8
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    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 22:4
    72%

    4The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life.

  • Ps 56:3
    72%

    3When I am afraid, I trust in you.

  • Prov 9:10
    72%

    10The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

  • Prov 17:6
    72%

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Ps 34:9
    72%

    9Fear the LORD, you chosen people of his, for those who fear him lack nothing!

  • Prov 14:16
    71%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Ps 2:11
    71%

    11Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

  • Prov 2:5
    71%

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

  • Job 4:6
    71%

    6Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope?

  • Ps 91:2
    71%

    2I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–

  • Prov 22:6
    71%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Prov 15:16
    71%

    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.

  • Ps 127:3
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    3Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

  • Ps 103:13
    71%

    13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers.

  • Isa 26:4
    71%

    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Ps 118:8-9
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    8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

    9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

  • Prov 15:33
    70%

    33The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

  • Ps 27:1
    70%

    1By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

  • Ps 85:9
    70%

    9Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

  • Prov 14:2
    70%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

  • Heb 13:6
    70%

    6So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”

  • Ps 36:7
    70%

    7How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

  • Ps 11:1
    70%

    1For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!

  • Prov 14:25
    70%

    25A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Prov 16:6
    70%

    6Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil.

  • Prov 23:24
    70%

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

  • Ps 40:4
    70%

    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!