Proverbs 1:33
New International Version
but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

New Living Translation
But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”

English Standard Version
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”

Berean Standard Bible
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

King James Bible
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

New King James Version
But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”

New American Standard Bible
“But whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

NASB 1995
“But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

NASB 1977
“But he who listens to me shall live securely, And shall be at ease from the dread of evil.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But he who listens to me shall dwell securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

Amplified Bible
“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

Christian Standard Bible
But whoever listens to me will live securely and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger.”

American Standard Version
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he who hears me will dwell in hope and will be quiet from the multitude of evils.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

Contemporary English Version
But if you listen to me, you will be safe and secure without fear of disaster."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.

English Revised Version
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But whoever listens to me will live without worry and will be free from the dread of disaster."

Good News Translation
But whoever listens to me will have security. He will be safe, with no reason to be afraid."

International Standard Version
"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil."

JPS Tanakh 1917
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.'

Literal Standard Version
And whoever is listening to me dwells confidently, | And [is] quiet from fear of evil!”

Majority Standard Bible
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

New American Bible
But whoever obeys me dwells in security, in peace, without fear of harm.”

NET Bible
But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

New Revised Standard Version
but those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dread of disaster.”

New Heart English Bible
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm."

Webster's Bible Translation
But whoever hearkeneth to me shall dwell in safety, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

World English Bible
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

Young's Literal Translation
And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

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Context
Wisdom Calls Aloud
32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

Cross References
Psalm 25:12
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.

Psalm 25:13
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

Psalm 112:7
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

Psalm 112:8
His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.

Proverbs 3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 12:21
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.


Treasury of Scripture

But whoever listens to me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

whoso

Proverbs 8:32-35
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways…

Proverbs 9:11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Psalm 25:12,13
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose…

and shall

Proverbs 3:21-26
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: …

Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Psalm 112:7
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

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Proverbs 1
1. The use of the proverbs
7. An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word
10. to avoid the enticing of sinners
20. Wisdom complains of her contempt
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(33) Shall dwell safely . . .--Comp. Psalms 37 throughout for similar promises.

Shall be quiet from fear of evil--Comp. Ps. cxii 7: "He shall not be afraid of any evil tidings," &c

Verse 33. - Hearkeneth unto me. Wisdom, in closing her address, draws a beautiful picture of the real security and peace of the righteous, as contrasted with the false security of the wicked. As on the one side rejection of her counsels, her warnings, and invitations, carries with it punishment and irretrievable ruin; so, on the other, the hearkening to her words, and loving obedience, are rewarded by her with the choicest blessings. Shall dwell safely; that is, with confidence, without danger (absque terrore, Vulgate). The phrase, ָשכַן בֶּטַד (shachan betakh), is used in Deuteronomy 33:12-18 of the safety with which the covenant people should dwell in the land that God had given them; but it is capable of a further extension of meaning beyond mere temporal security, viz. to the spiritual peace of the righteous. The psalmist also employs it to describe the confidence with which he awaits the resurrection, when he says, "My flesh also shall rest in hope [or, 'dwell confidently']" (Psalm 16:9). So here Wisdom promises that he who hearkens to her shall dwell calmly and undisturbed amidst the distractions of the world. The promise agrees with the description of Wisdom elsewhere that "her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." And shall be quiet; (שַׁאֲנַן, shaanan, perfect pilel). Wisdom regards her assurance as already accomplished, and hence the perfect in the original is used for the future. The hearers and doers of her will shall live in tranquillity; nay, they are already doing so. It is a thing not only in prospect, but in possession. From fear of evil; i.e. either without any fear of evil, fear being removed (timore sublato, Vulgate), or, as the Authorized Version expresses it, connecting the phrase more intimately with the verb - "quiet from fear of evil." It is not only evil, רֲעַה (raah), in its substantial form, as calamity, they are to be free from, but even the fear of it. The tranquillity will be supreme.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But whoever listens
וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ (wə·šō·mê·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to me
לִ֭י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

{will} dwell
יִשְׁכָּן־ (yiš·kān-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in safety,
בֶּ֑טַח (be·ṭaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 983: A place of refuge, safety, safely

secure
וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן (wə·ša·’ă·nan)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7599: To be at ease or at peace, rest securely

from the fear
מִפַּ֥חַד (mip·pa·ḥaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6343: A, alarm

of evil.”
רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


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