Proverbs 3:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 3:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 3:26 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 3:26 — KJV
“For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.”
— Proverbs 3:26 (KJV)
Proverbs 3:26 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 3:26
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:26: lord, keep, taken
“Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.”
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“And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. gates: Heb. thresholds”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:26: lord, keep, being
“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. chains: or, manicles”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:26: lord, being, taken
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:26: lord, keep
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