Proverbs 29:25
Strong's Lexicon
The fear
חֶרְדַּ֣ת (ḥer·daṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2731: 1) fear, anxiety, quaking, trembling, (extreme) anxiety, anxious care 1a) trembling, quaking 1b) anxious care

of man
אָ֭דָם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

is
יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

a snare,
מוֹקֵ֑שׁ (mō·w·qêš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4170: 1) bait, lure, snare

but whoever trusts
וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ (ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 982: 1) to trust 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to trust, trust in 1a2) to have confidence, be confident 1a3) to be bold 1a4) to be secure 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to trust, make secure 2) (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

in the LORD
בַּיהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

will be set securely on high.
יְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ (yə·śug·gāḇ)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7682: 1) to be high, be inaccessibly high 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be (too) high (for capture) 1a2) to be high (of prosperity) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be high 1b2) to be set on high, be (safely) set on high 1b3) to be exalted (of God) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set on high, set (securely) on high 1c2) to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility) 1d) (Pual) to be set (securely) on high 1e) (Hiphil) to act exaltedly

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.

Young's Literal Translation
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the LORD is protected.

New American Standard Bible
The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

King James Bible
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

New Living Translation
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.

English Standard Version
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

New American Standard Bible
The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

King James Bible
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the LORD is protected.

International Standard Version
Fearing any human being is a trap, but confiding in the LORD keeps anyone safe.

NET Bible
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

American Standard Version
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

English Revised Version
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Young's Literal Translation
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.
















Cross References
Luke 12:4
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.

John 12:42
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

John 12:43
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Genesis 12:12
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 119:117
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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