Proverbs 29:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:25

"The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe."We may paraphrase this thus: "Fear man; fall into a trap; fear God; receive eternal life." Trusting in the Lord and fearing God are one and the same thing. Christ himself dealt with this. "And I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:25

Proverbs 29:25. The fear of man bringeth a snare— He who feareth man shall be driven into a snare [or shall fall]. He who trusteth in the Lord shall be established. When men do not abstain from evil, but from respects and considerations merely human, they presently fall. There is no virtue, no solid piety, but that which is founded upon the fear and love of God. When the heart is not penetrated with the love of goodness, and fear only withholds the hand, there is neither solid virtue, nor true... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:25

25. The fear . . . snare—involves men in difficulty (compare :-). shall be safe—(Compare Margin; Proverbs 18:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:1-27

D. Instructive Contrasts chs. 28-29Most of the proverbs in this section are couplets, and most of them set forth a truth by means of a contrast. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 29:1-27

Kings and Fathers3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15). 6. His transgression is the snare which catches and ruins him. 9. If a wise man has a lawsuit with a fool the latter will exhibit the most diverse moods, but one thing he will not do, and that is to listen quietly. 10. RM ’But the upright care for his soul.’12. They argue that truth does not pay. 13. To the poor and ’the oppressor’ (RV), to all classes alike, God gives the light of life (Psalms 13:3; Psalms 38:10). 17. ’Better the child weep... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:25

(25) The fear of man bringeth a snare.—Even, it may be, the loss of eternal life. (Comp. Matthew 10:28; John 12:25.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 29:1-27

The Vision Which Saves Proverbs 29:18 Of all the blessings for which we thank God, none are greater than the light and the powers of sight which we possess. Obvious as are the advantages of the powers of physical sight, they only emphasize a condition which is indispensable in the moral and spiritual sphere. The wise man is thinking of the catastrophes which await those who for any reason are blind to the truth about life and who are 'destroyed for lack of knowledge'. I. History contains many... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

CHAPTER 30THE NEED OF REVELATION"Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the vision and the law as opposite, but rather as complementary terms. Visions are it is true, especially the mark of the prophets, and the law is often confined in a special sense to the Pentateuch; but there is a much wider usage of the words, according to which the two together express, with tolerable... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 29:1-27

CHAPTER 29 The Final Instructions These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as those in the previous chapters. Wisdom shines out in each, and the contents of every proverb shows that the author is not Solomon but He who is perfect in knowledge. “He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” Scripture abounds with examples of cases of hardening the neck and the heart, like Pharaoh, Ahab and others. This proverb... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 29:25

29:25 The fear of man bringeth a {f} snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.(f) He who fears man more than God falls into a snare and is destroyed. read more

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