Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
New American Standard Bible
But he who
King James Version
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Holman Bible
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
International Standard Version
Fearing any human being is a trap, but confiding in the LORD keeps anyone safe.
A Conservative Version
The fear of man brings a snare, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be safe.
American Standard Version
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
Amplified
The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe.
Darby Translation
The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.
Julia Smith Translation
The fear of man will give a snare: and he trusting in Jehovah shall be exalted.
King James 2000
The fear of man brings a snare: but whosoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.
Modern King James verseion
The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that feareth men, shall have a fall; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall come to honour.
NET Bible
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.
New Heart English Bible
The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.
The Emphasized Bible
The fear of man, setteth a snare, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be placed on high.
Webster
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
World English Bible
The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 29:25
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All About Life
24 A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing. 25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high. 26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.
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Cross References
Luke 12:4
And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
Psalm 91:14
Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.
Psalm 118:8
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.
Proverbs 16:20
He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.
Genesis 12:11-13
Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
Exodus 32:22-24
And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.
1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said.
1 Samuel 27:1
And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.
1 Samuel 27:11
Not one living man or woman did David ever take back with him to Gath, fearing that they might give an account of what had taken place, and say, This is what David did, and so has he been doing all the time while he has been living in the land of the Philistines.
1 Kings 19:3
And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;
1 Chronicles 5:20
And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.
Psalm 69:29
But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.
Psalm 125:1
Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
Proverbs 28:25
He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.
Isaiah 57:11
And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?
Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.
Daniel 6:23
Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.
Matthew 10:28
And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.
Matthew 15:12
Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?
Matthew 26:69-74
Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.
John 3:2
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
John 9:22
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
John 12:42-43
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
John 19:12-13
Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.
Galatians 2:11-13
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.
1 Peter 1:21
Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.