# Proverbs 3.25 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 23. Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble. 24. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. > > **25. Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:** > > 26. For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken. 27. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it. (Proverbs 3:23-27, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 23. Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble. 24. When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. > > **25. Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:** > > 26. for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken. 27. Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. (Proverbs 3:23-27, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 23. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. > > **25. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.** > > 26. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 27. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. them: Heb. the owners thereof (Proverbs 3:23-27, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 23. Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. 24. If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep. > > **25. Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.** > > 26. For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture. 27. Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it]. (Proverbs 3:23-27, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.