Proverbs 3:25

World English Bible (2000)

Don't be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תִּ֭ירָא מִפַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹ֑ם וּמִשֹּׁאַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים כִּ֣י תָבֹֽא׃

Transliteration

Not-tîrāʾ from-paḥad pitʾōm and-from-šōʾat rəšāʿîm when tābōʾ

Grammar Details

• *tîrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular jussive - may you fear
• *paḥad*: noun, masculine singular construct - terror of
• *pitʾōm*: adverb - suddenly
• *šōʾat*: noun, feminine singular construct - destruction of
• *rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
• *tābōʾ*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it comes

Word Meanings

• *tîrāʾ*: fear/be afraid/dread
• *paḥad*: terror/dread/fear
• *pitʾōm*: suddenly/unexpectedly
• *šōʾat*: destruction/devastation/ruin
• *rəšāʿîm*: wicked/evil/criminal
• *tābōʾ*: come/arrive/happen

Referenced Verses

• Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish. 12 You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing. 13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, 'Don't be afraid. I will help you.' 14 Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you," says Yahweh, "and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Ps 91:5 : 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
• 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."
• Isa 8:12-13 : 12 "Don't say, 'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this people say, 'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. 13 Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
• Mark 4:40 : 40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you 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 your hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
• Job 5:21-22 : 21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes. 22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, neither shall you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
• Job 11:13-15 : 13 "If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him. 14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. 15 Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
• Ps 27:1-2 : 1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
• Ps 46:1-3 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; 3 though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
• Ps 73:19 : 19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
• Matt 8:24-26 : 24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep. 25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!" 26 He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
• Matt 24:6 : 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
• Matt 24:15 : 15 "When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
• Luke 21:9 : 9 When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."
• Luke 21:18-28 : 18 And not a hair of your head will perish. 19 "By your endurance you will win your lives. 20 "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein. 22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves; 26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."
• John 14:1 : 1 "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
• Prov 1:27 : 27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.