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Proverbs 14:26
Proverbs 14:26 is verse 26 of Proverbs chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
King James Version
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
World English Bible
In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
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Proverbs 14:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
26 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:25Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Proverbs 3:26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalms 34:9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Psalms 112:7He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Psalms 112:8His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
Psalms 115:13He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
Jeremiah 15:11The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.